Didier Drogba is seen making a run towards goal against Italy, with
Fabio Cannavaro in hot pursuit. As Drogba moves and shoots for a goal, the scene shifts to broadcasters both at the stadium and in studios across Africa, beaming at his efforts. The scene shifts back to
Côte d'Ivoire, where a massive street party is erupting ahead of his assumed goal. However, Cannavaro makes an impressive goal-line clearance. The scene then shifts to him being the guest of honor on a
Mediaset-style Italian variety program. Dancers, wearing sequined variations of his #6 shirt, re-enact the clearance while suspended on wires, while crooner
Bobby Solo sings a song with the lyrics "C'è Cannavaro! C'è capitano!" The ball then comes to
Wayne Rooney, who (with time running out) is looking to make a move against France. He attempts to pick out
Theo Walcott with a pass as thousands of English fans, both in the stadium and watching at home, urge him forward. Rooney makes the pass. However, it is intercepted by
Franck Ribéry, and the resulting reaction from the British public is shown. Riots break out in the streets, the stock market plunges, young fans tear down posters of Rooney from their bedroom walls, and a tabloid headline reads "ENGLAND IN ROO-INS!" - (read, with approval, by
Tim Howard and
Landon Donovan). Rooney eventually plunges into obscurity, bearded and overweight, working as a groundsman at a small football club and living in a caravan beneath a billboard of Ribéry. This reflects and mimics a previous ad for Nike, seen earlier in the commercial, where Rooney was painted to look like the
St George's Cross. Having seen his "future", we cut back to present-day Rooney, sprinting after Ribéry and making a clean tackle. As the crowd chants his name, the reactions to this are shown. He is knighted, a tabloid shows his face carved into the
Cliffs of Dover with the headline "JUST ROO IT!" (read and thrown away by
Andrés Iniesta,
Gerard Piqué and
Cesc Fàbregas). The stock market reaches record highs, scores of babies are named "Wayne", and he even beats
Roger Federer in a game of table tennis. The ball then comes to Brazilian defender
Thiago Silva, who springs
Ronaldinho into the corner. Faced by a defender, he then executes a number of step-overs, which become a
viral video re-enacted and shared millions of times. The step-over even inspire an exercise video called "RON'S SAMBA-ROBICS" and
Kobe Bryant celebrates a late 3-point basket by doing the step-over. Ronaldinho's eventual cross is chested down by
Cristiano Ronaldo, who sprints upfield with the ball past Holland. We are shown scenes of Ronaldo's celebrity: he cuts the ribbon on the "Estádio Cristiano Ronaldo", a cameo on
The Simpsons where he appears on the doorstep of
742 Evergreen Terrace and nutmegs
Homer Simpson (who reacts with a characteristic "Ronal-D'OH!"), the premiere of
Ronaldo: The Movie starring
Gael García Bernal as Ronaldo...until he is grabbed and taken down by a Dutch defender. As he sets up for the free-kick, the scenes of Ronaldo preparing to strike the ball are intercut with his potential "future": the unveiling of a giant statue of Ronaldo in a Portuguese square. == Notable stars ==