Cannes Lions

The Ball for All

MULLENLOWE SINGAPORE, Singapore / UNILEVER / 2016

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Overview

Description

They created the world’s first soccer ball that truly represents the diversity of the beautiful game: The Ball for All.

Each segment of The Ball for All is based on the actual skin colour of a young soccer player from a different ethnic background.

Execution

To produce the actual balls, they took high-resolution photos of the young soccer players from around the world – then paired their skin colors with matching pantones. So each segment of the Ball for All was based on the actual skin color of a young soccer player from a different ethnic background.

Outcome

They successfully made The Ball for All the official ball of youth soccer in Asia when Asia’s biggest youth soccer league – the JSSL 7’s agreed to make it their official ball.

It’s used by 13 countries, 160 youth teams and 2000 players and is watched around the world – where it helps show a simple truth: no matter what color your skin is or where you were born – everyone is on the same team.

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