The Nike advert was the first video to reach one million views on YouTube.
Anyone paying attention to the world of football in the mid-noughties would have probably seen Ronaldinho going viral on YouTube thanks to a Nike advert.
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The ad in question shows the former Brazil player juggling a football before repeatedly hammering it against the crossbar and controlling it again.
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Many have suggested the video – which was the first to reach one million views on YouTube – is fake, so Jimmy Bullard had a go on Soccer AM to see if it was doable.
The former Wigan, Hull and Fulham midfielder gave it his best, but on this occasion could only produce one rebound before the ball found the floor.
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With the light fading Bullard wasn’t able to keep trying, so how about taking a look at the original master. Is it real, or is it fake?
One day we’ll get an answer.
NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark is Nike's newest signature athlete, expanding the athletic wear company's partnership with the WNBA star.
Nike on Monday revealed a new logo of interlocking Cs to represent the Indiana Fever player. Clark's first signature shoe and apparel collection will debut next year. Her logo collection will launch on Oct. 1, with a T-shirt in the Fever's colors — yellow and navy blue — coming out a month earlier.
“Nike’s signature roster features all-time greats, and I am incredibly proud to join some of the best athletes in the world,” Clark said in a statement. “I’m excited to share a first look at what we’ve started to create together.”
Clark has missed 24 games during an injury-plagued second season, including the last 15 with a right groin strain. She has not played or practiced since July 15.
She did, however, participate in Indiana’s pregame shootaround Sunday at Minnesota. Last season’s WNBA Rookie of the Year is averaging 16.5 points, 8.8 assists and 5.0 rebounds in 13 games.
Clark has had a huge impact in women's basketball ratings and attendance over the last few years, dating from her time setting the NCAA all-time scoring record at Iowa.
In June, Nike released a pair of Kobe Bryant’s signature sneakers in the colors of the Fever. The shoes sold out nearly as soon as they were offered.
Clark becomes the third WNBA player to get a signature deal with Nike, following A'ja Wilson and Sabrina Ionescu. Wilson's shoe and apparel are coming out this year.
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Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark cheers during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Minnesota Lynx, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
