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RE: #3 Media Day - Newkbomb - 2025-07-02
CPT 2
After starring as a rookie in the major leagues. BigMac Johnson's profile grew faster than anyone could've expected for a player who's only a recent addition to the world of football. Despite playing overseas in Shanghai, his popularity has grown back in his home nation of the United States. And with a popular, professional footballer with the exact same name as their most well-known item, McDonald's, the juggernaut American fast-food chain, came calling to secure the most obvious sponsorship in human history. And BigMac turned them down. When asked about the decision after facing mostly confusion and some backlash from his fans, BigMac's response was simply "I don't like their food". (Dedicated fans of BigMac know that his favorite food when he was a famous college (American) football player was a Whopper).
Instead, he's recently partnered with health brand giant Nestle to promote a new line of post-workout protein drinks. For copyright reasons, his first name could not be referenced, so pick up some Johnson Juice in stores soon! While a footballer whose physique more closely resembles a slightly ripped middle-aged father might not be an ideal candidate to market a drink targeted towards gym goers, BigMac's unique name and body type actually made him perfect for the product. The hope is that BigMac's presence on this drink will engage consumers less likely to go to the gym and engage with the market, and the hope is that the young footballer's popularity will only grow in the future, further expanding the product's reach. Johnson's marketing team was able to partner with Nestle to time the release of the drink right as the season kicks off, as Shanghai pushes for a stronger finish in its second year of existence. This figures to only be the start of BigMac's profile growing in the United States, with a potential WSFC tournament in the future to build his reputation further.
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Sam Albinson - Williams Racing Sponsorship - scoous - 2025-07-02
CPT 2
Sam Albinson had just finished his first ever season outside of the academy, though it was the not the one he was exactly hoping. Despite some good performances, he knew that it would take some time until he and his team would see some serious improvement, as is the way of the newer teams. Just before he was about to go on holiday to relax and have a few weeks off however, he got an email. The email was from F1 team, Williams Racing, offering Albinson a mutual sponsorship as well as an opportunity to drive one of their older cars.
Albinson, being a fan of F1 for most of his life, having watched the old greats of Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso, knew he couldn't pass this opportunity up. He immediately took the flight to Spain, where he was greeted by team principal James Vowles who he chatted with for a few moments before he was immediately shown the way towards the garage where the car awaited him. The FW33 sat there in the garage, having practically collected dust from how old it was, but to Albinson, it might as well have been a Mclaren. The opportunity to drive an F1 car is a once in multiple-lifetimes opportunity, so with his heart in his throat, he took his helmet and sat in the car, before heading out to the track,
Was he the fastest? No, but that didn't matter. From the kid who used to watch cars drive around a track for hours at a time to now being able to drive the car himself was a dream truly having come true. Though he only did about 10 laps, practically at a snails pace compared to the top F1 drivers, to him it might as well have been hours. He jumped out the car, before being rewarded with his very own helmet, signature and all. But best of all, was seeing his name, being ingrained on the side of the F1 car.
'9. Sam Albinson'
As for Albinsons part of the deal, he was due to take part in multiple interviews, as well as many advertising campaigns alongside the crew and drivers whenever his schedule allowed it. Not that he minded at all, this was something he would never have expected. To be part of not one, but two of his biggest passions in life, football and F1. And though his holiday was cut much shorter than it should have been, he didn't have a care in the world about it.
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Cue a joke about 'Albon'inson that i failed to find a place for
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RE: #3 Media Day - Oknom - 2025-07-03
CP2
After playing a season developing his professional game in Stockholm, Dunkler has completed his first full season with the Paris club after being drafted. And what a first season it was! Capturing the Minors Division championship with a 13-2-3 record was about as good as it can get. There were some excellent celebrations in Paris after the club’s win. Once things had calmed down, Dunkler was approached by three different companies offering a sponsorship. The problem was that he could only accept one, as each offer included language restricting him to have only one “official” brand. All three companies were French of course, but maybe Dunkler could springboard off of this deal into more international opportunities in the future? He’ll need to do a good job on this sponsorship deal first.
The first company to approach Dunkler was a new event coordinating company based out of Paris. Through all the parades and partying following the championship, it appears Dunkler got noticed by the nightlife promoters at this company. Dunkler is MUCH more active at night than the day, being a vampire and all. However something just wasn’t quite right about this company. Sometimes these ventures fold on a moments notice. Sometimes they have ties to undesirable criminal syndicates. Sometimes they are just scams. Dunkler felt like passing on this sponsorship was the right move if he wanted more opportunities in the future.
Next was an offer to appear in an episode of a children’s television show as an ambassador from the team. The money was not going to be very lucrative, however the potential impact it has on Dunkler’s public image was huge. Being viewed as a role model and getting extra exposure through the show is a very tantalizing option. Ultimately though, Dunkler felt like putting a nocturnal bloodsucker on a children’s show was just not quite right.
Lastly and the deal Dunkler would sign, was a winery who made VERY exclusive and rare red wines. Everything about this winery was done with sophistication and old world wealth in mind. Even the bottles and corks were ornate looking somehow. There were rumors that some of their vintages were not just made from grapes if you catch my meaning. All the same, they found a perfect partner with Dunkler.
Approved - Good choice not going on the kids show
RE: #3 Media Day - Summerstood - 2025-07-13
CP2 : https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=423&pid=79548#pid79548
Ashito Aoi concluded his second year in the SSL with a truly remarkable debut season for AS Paris. After a foundational rookie year with P.S. Jakarta, which saw him gain crucial exposure and adjust to the rigors of international professional football, his move to AS Paris (where he was famously dubbed "The World's Greatest Counter" by the USP/ASP GM during Draft Day) set the stage for a season that not only met but exceeded expectations. This past season has just solidified his growing reputation and underscored the immense potential that scouts had identified.
The highlight of Aoi's season was undoubtedly without a doubt clinching the S20 Minors Division championship. This was his first trophy in SSL and he was rightfully over the moon with the result. With losing just 3 matches out of a total of 18 matches played in the Minors, this Paris team's relentless push towards glory provided our boy Ashito with just the perfect backdrop to flourish within the team environment. His role in this Paris side speaks volumes about his instant impact his presence has brought forward in this team.
Moving on to his individual performances, Ashito had demonstrated a significant leap showcasing a more of an impactful presence on the pitch. Across 19.5 appearances (Injury in the last game of the season, so 19.5) accumulating 1779 minutes of play, he won the Player of the Match award twice. He covered a mammoth 278 kilometers over the season averaging approximately 14.26 kilometers per game. It was this kind of endurance and commitment that allowed him to influence on both the ends of the football pitch. If not for his injury in that last game, he could have broken through into the top 10 players that had covered the highest amount of distance in the Minors in S20.
Offensively, Aoi's development was very easily evident. Playing primarily as a left wing back, he scored 4 goals and provided 6 assists, a significantly notable increase from his rookie year in the Academy. Defensively, Aoi remained as steady as a rock, building on the solid foundation he laid in his first year over in the Academy. He won 55 out of 69 attempted tackles, boasting an excellent 79.71% success rate, along with 4 key tackles. His positional awareness and anticipation were reflected in his 46 interceptions and 12 clearances. He was more on the aggressive side while defending and in spite of his aggressive style, he did not commit any mistakes leading to goals thereby reinforcing his reliability and concentration at the back as well.
So to summarize, Ashito's first season with AS Paris was nothing but a resounding success for him. Clearly, with the way things are progressing for him, it certainly looks like he could be among the legends for USP/ASP if he continues to improve like he has so far!
Approved - Aoi is looking strong again this season too!
RE: #3 Media Day - By-Tor - 2025-07-29
Roger Roger could initially sense the hesitation from sponsors about attaching their branding to a battle droid that originally was a part of a failed invasion by an outside confederacy of star systems. Earth was in shock concerning the attempted invasion, and Roger Roger would often (before he was so beloved by hometown Krung Thep fans) get hate by people who did not understand his new objective. But with his high level of success in the minor league, particularly at scoring goals and regularly being in the top 10 attacking players on the highlight reels, one corporation decided it was time to make the jump and commit to the visibility. Body Bronzer (tr) sat down with Roger Roger and discussed the possibilities. They decided that commercials and regular sponsorships were not good enough and they wanted to chart a new path, especially considering the uniqueness of Roger Roger and a functioning humanoid droid. After some discussion, both parties agreed that, along with a sizeable payment for Roger Roger, the droid would replace both his original arms (keeping them in storage of course). His new arms would be made out of bronze and have the Body Bronzer logo on them. The upgrade from steel to bronze would make Roger Roger shimmer on the pitch, and the league would not be able to deny such an act since the new advertisement is a part of his "body." Roger Roger thought it was an excellent idea, not only because he got paid an obscene amount, but also because he got some flashy new arms that would draw even more fan attention. Also in the back of his mind he noted how those bronze arms, weighing a bit more, would probably hurt his opponents that much more when they get an elbow jab in the side from an attacking Roger Roger at the net.
Approved - clearly a shining light on the pitch. Especially in sunlight.
RE: #3 Media Day - ulaire - 2025-07-31
CPT 2
After a whirlwind rookie season in Seoul - complete with viral memes, ten goals, and a scandalous faceplant -Tre Quartista took the next step in his rise to fame: a move to Catalunya. The move was seen by press as a step up, a transition from anonymous speedster to continental prospect.
It was there, in some upscale restaurant on Calle de Villarroel that Tre received his first sponsorship offer. Not from sports equipment. Not from a luxury brand. But from Vinyes del Petó, a charming but very mid-tier Catalan vineyard, mostly known for cheap table wine and pastel Instagram filters, whose sales had spiked after a TikTok influencer jokingly paired their rosé with Tre’s celebration. Trying to catch a spark in the bottle of meme-fueled fame, the vineyard offered him a modest sponsorship: a bit of money, a personalized wine label, and a promotional shoot featuring him sipping rosé in cleats among the vines.
Tre, still adjusting to contracts written in legalese, said yes with the all the judgement and awareness of young football player. Billboards around Barcelona featured Tre barefoot in grape buckets, shirt unbuttoned, lips pursed. The tagline? “Not your nonna’s wine.” TikTok video of him in full kit, lying in a vineyard chair, uncorking a bottle with one football boot. Caption: “Taste the Speed.” His personalized wine was called Tre Secco™. It was ridiculous.
Back in Italy the old estate that had produced Nebbiolo since Napoleon’s time found its heir now shilling €10 supermarket rosé in Catalan. His mother wept. His father threw a bottle of 1990 Riserva at the family press and shouted, “You let him advertise rosé? Rosé? With strawberries?”. His grandfather, eccentric gentleman, that was actually responsible for a horrible pun of Tre Quartista name, mumbled something about "grape-flavored dishwater".
Amends had to be made. Tre actually find out that breaking that endorsement will result in fines that would be too much for someone who's not exactly a star player yet. His explanations to his furious father (that received smug condolences messages from most Italian wineries) were met with ice cold silence.
The uneasy compromise was found. A crest of his family winery - traditional Renaissance-style shield with wolf in apron and angel on supporting sides - became Tre's new tattoo on his forearm. He now sometimes showed it in goal celebrations pairing with his signature wine swirling gesture.
Billboards stayed though, until the end of his contract.
Approved - I can't wait for the international shady wine syndicates to be in his story around Career Task 6.
RE: #3 Media Day - Giacomino_raiola - 2025-08-03
CPT2: https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/showthread.php?tid=423&pid=81671#pid81671
“Appear merchandisable when you are weak, merchandise yourself when you are strong” Sun Tzu, The Art of Commerce.
It’s just another boring day for Giacomo Santori just casually looking at his phone for messages, mails and whatever before training; and then he came across a mail sent by a company named “Pupazzi & Bambole”, object “sponsorship proposal”, a big sum was proposed just to make a short spot about some marketable plushies.
Santori replied to the mail agreeing to the proposal, “I never heard of them, but what’s the worst that can happen?” he said to himself.
At the agreed upon date and place, Santori met some representatives of the company and a crew of filmmakers, before starting with the making of the spot Santori was introduced with the products, which to his disbelief were a great selection of plushies of different sizes of himself, at first he was surprised and happy, but then he had received a copy of the script and he realised why he never heard of the company and how they were capable of paying him that much; but now it was too late to stop, the filmmakers and the set were ready, “you just need to repeat a couple lines and then you can forget about everything it happened today” Santori kept repeating to himself.
Lights are on, set is prepared “Ready, set, ACTION” screamed the director.
“We at the Pupazzi e Bambole are proud to announce our new collaboration this time with Giacomo Santori, the rising football star. For this exciting collaboration we have a vast collection of products inspired by your new favourite player” said one of the representatives of the company.
“Have you ever wanted to be near one of the best football player of the world, I’m sure you all have wanted that, thanks to my team collaboration with Pupazzi & Bambole you can have your own personal copy of me, coming in all sizes.
You can sleep with it, snuggle with it, kick it in the top bins, throw it in the trash, stab it, put it 3 minutes inside the microwave, put it inside a jar” Santori then throws a death stare towards the camera. “And much more, so order now your own personal Santori because it's a limited edition and once they are gone, they will be gone forever, and remember to use the code SANTORI24 to have an extra discount when buying" Santori said after having memorised all the script.
“And cut” screamed the director, “perfect, thank you for your time, you are now free to go”.
Santori then proceeds to run away from the building, refusing to get his own personal copy of himself after seeing that he was being offered an inflatable doll.
“Once I'm getting paid I'm going to burn that place to the ground," Santori allegedly told his marketing team.
Approved - Surreal like an Italian horror movie.
RE: #3 Media Day - Aford9910 - 2025-08-13
I’m super excited to share that I just signed my first sponsorship deal with Mizone, the energy drink company! This is a huge moment for me, especially since I’ve been working so hard on my game with the Sharks. Honestly, it feels pretty surreal, but I’m grateful for the chance to be a part of something like this.
Mizone reached out because they like the way I play and how much energy I bring to the field. Their drinks are all about giving you a boost, and I definitely know what that feels like, especially after long games or tough training sessions. Being able to represent them is something I’m really truly proud of.
One of the coolest parts of this deal was getting to do a photo shoot with Mizone. It was a blast! I was out on the field, just kicking the ball around, posing with the drink and it felt awesome to be part of something so big. The shoot was so exciting and energetic , just like the drink, and I can’t wait for everyone to see the photos. It’s not every day you get to be in a shoot like that, so it was a fun experience for sure.
This is just the beginning for me. With Mizone on my side, I’m feeling even more pumped for the rest of the season and beyond. I can’t wait to keep working hard, making my fans proud, and seeing where this journey takes me.
Rejected - below the 300-word limit @Aford9910 - feel free to add 50 words to have it evaluated.
RE: #3 Media Day - santimit - 2025-08-18
CPT2
At the start of its third season, Santiago Mitidiero received some news: his first official sponsorship with Yerba Mate Cósmico. The Misiones-based brand, which has been growing strongly in the Argentine market and is seeking to expand internationally, chose the North Shore United midfielder as its new ambassador. The decision was largely due to the vision of Cósmico's foreign founder, who believes that mate is a tradition that transcends borders and connects cultures, making Mitidiero an ideal representative of that idea. Furthermore, the brand seeks to highlight minor Argentine athletes such as Benjamin Cremaschi during his time with Inter Miami or Matias Galarza, currently developing his career in Belgium, who, like Santiago, convey values of perseverance and dedication.
The agreement was announced through a television spot that quickly attracted attention for its freshness and relatability. The commercial shows Santiago in an everyday scene: sitting in an Auckland square, making a mate with Cósmico while watching a group of boys play soccer. When the ball escapes and falls at his feet, he gets up and returns it with a precise pass. He then shares the mate with one of the boys, closing the scene with the phrase: “Cósmico. The taste of sharing what we are.”
The commercial was filmed in New Zealand and sought to highlight both Mitidiero's youthful profile and the cultural identity of mate, uniting his Argentine roots with his present abroad. For the player, participating in the production was a completely new experience from camera tests to recording the final shots. “It was strange at first, because I had never done anything like this, but the people at Cósmico made me feel comfortable. In the end, I really enjoyed it,” commented the player, who hopes this collaboration will inspire other young people to value their culture even when they are far from home.
Approved - I know NZ has a madly strong café culture. I'm sure some Argentine influence could make it interesting.
RE: #3 Media Day - Ben - 2025-08-18
Career Task 2
CF Catalunya and Canterbury of New Zealand (CCC) were delighted to announce a new athlete partnership with Ben Nelson, the New Zealand international midfielder who joined Catalunya for season 19 of the SSL. The announcement was made at Camp de la Indústria in Barcelona, where Nelson was presented to media in CCC training apparel alongside club officials. After a breakthrough rookie season with Seoul Mythic in the SSL Minor League, where he adapted to centre back, Nelson stepped into the Major League with Catalunya, returning to his preferred role as a central defensive midfielder.
For Nelson, who grew up in Christchurch and played his first football with Coastal Spirit FC, the collaboration felt like a natural fit. Nelson spoke of the personal meaning behind the partnership: “Canterbury is one of the most iconic names in New Zealand sport. To wear their brand now, while representing CF Catalunya on a bigger stage, is an honour. It connects me back to where I started and motivates me to keep pushing.”
While CF Catalunya faced a rebuilding year in the SSL and results were yet to match ambition, Nelson’s qualities like reading the game, distributing under pressure, and linking defence with attack have been noted as key assets by both the club and CCC. “Ben’s story resonates with who we are as a brand,” said CCC’s Brand Director. “He represents the next generation of New Zealand athletes competing on a global stage while staying true to his roots. We are proud to back him as he begins this new chapter.”
The event included an on-pitch photoshoot with Nelson showcasing CCC’s new training apparel, followed by a short demonstration session with young fans invited from the local football community. Nelson signed shirts and posed for selfies, drawing enthusiastic support as both an emerging professional and a proud Kiwi abroad.
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