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Australia’s World Cup bid

By: Pat | June 19th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, here is the video package in our official World Cup bid. The slogan for the bid is “Come Play!” and the video is a montage of a football being kicked through diverse regions of Australia. I personally think this concept has been done to death, and that by the looks of some of the acrobatic moves on the video, it could also act as an ad for a kung-fu company.

Nonetheless, it’s a good start to our bid, and now let’s hope the likes of Frank Lowy et al will use the Government’s $50 million grant wisely and bring the Cup here.


Tags: Australia, Frank Lowy, Group F, Socceroos, World Cup Bid

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By: Pat | June 19th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

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By: Pat | June 13th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

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By: Pat | June 10th, 2009 | No Comments »

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