And as part of their new-generation Mercurial marketing, Nike Football put out a short film with Kylian Mbappé and young actress Makena Cooke. Nike’s new Mercurial line was always going to draw attention away from Cristiano Ronaldo. The question was how they would split it between Mbappé and Neymar, both of whom could take over for Mercurial. France is the main character in this part at least.

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You might know Makena Cooke. That’s because she was in the 2019 Women’s World Cup hit film “Dream Further.” During his youth years, Mbappé scored a lot of goals, won the World Cup, and pretty much sucked up the world stage. In the new movie, Cooke, a young player from California, dares Mbappé to a fight over a crossbar to win his Nike Mercurial boots.

Most likely, you’ve already seen it, but she wins and gets to keep the boots that she will never be able to fit. Mbappé has to wear his socks to get home. But it’s not important. Not much is important. Nike has one more chance to show off the new Mercurial, and we can all enjoy how good the “New Lights” colourway looks on the pitch.