Football and cricket were the only sports that was played in my house growing up. I didn’t care for cricket so needless to say football(soccer) is my favorite sport ever. Even though I follow teams throughout the year, the World Cup is the only time where I can say that I get maniac crazy for the sport. It’s the only event that truly brings out the the good, the bad and the ugly. I even shed tears and as many of you know I don’t cry at all.
It’s safe to say that mostly EVERYONE had Olympic fever. From Team Jamaica dominating the track to Michael Phelps’ rise to becoming a legend; social media chatter around the games were strong and loud. Equally buzzed about were the Olympic ads. Most Campaigns were 360 and had strong digital and mobile tie-ins. It is clear that advertisers spared no expense. NBC reportedly brought in an estimated 1 billion dollars in ad revenue (I supposed they somewhat broke even as the network had to pay the Olympic Committee 1.18 billion for exclusive broadcasting rights). Some ads missed the mark entirely *cough Apple*
On Sunday July 22 I attended yet another historic event! Yankees Stadium was painted blue, but this time it was a different hue – Chelsea Blue. About 38,000 fans were in attendance to see the first football (soccer) match at the stadium as the Champions League winner Chelsea FC took on Paris St Germain in an international friendly.What jersey I had on? Big Blue of course!
