In this day and age, sport stars are treated like A-list movie celebrities. Advertisers are falling over themselves to get these modern day Olympians to promote their products and are paying millions to get them to wear their logos. Even ads for sporting events are treated like epic movie trailers. The usual consensus for the project briefing tends to be “if we can make star players look like they have super human abilities, throw in some slow motion shot and a few kinetic camera angles, then they’ll buy it. Shazam!”

Ron Artest, Los Angeles Lakers guard-forward. Another player who has dyed his hair blond. It is a mystery why he didn’t shave it all off when he saw the outcome.

10. Manchester United, Soccer Club, England is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world, and the first English football club to win the European Cup. The club is said to be the most valuable football club in the world, worth $1.9 billion.

For the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, Plakker prepared for you an incredible initiative that unites the best of art and football. The first virtual “stickers” album! 67 “Stickers” made by 33 artists from 10 countries.

Nike is continue to impress with their advertisement methods. This huge sculpture, which has been named Ballman, is made with almost 3,000 footballs suspended from steel wire ropes giving the illusion that it is floating in the air. It is located inside shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.