Sure, any spot featuring Snoop Dogg, David Beckham and Franz Beckenbauer might win some praise from the rap/soccer crowd, but Adidas really turned out a diamond when they decided to cast Noel Gallagher and Ian Brown as the undisputed stars of this World Cup-timed ad.

The extension of the spot into interviews of the stars earns particularly high marks, if not for the insights into their connections with Adidas, then certainly for the comic hilarity of the two British mega-stars trying to speak their native language clearly.