Commercial: “Nike — Magic Soccer Night”

Received this note from Paul Wie:

Hi Scott,

First of all, I want to say I’m a huge fan of your site and a daily reader for the last 3 years and counting, so thank you so much for the daily inspiration and wisdom!

I know you’re a fan of soccer, so in the spirit of Euro 2012, I wanted to share with you a Nike spot I just directed called ‘Magic Soccer Night’.

Here it is:

We all know about spec scripts. This is a spec commercial. It’s Cocoon meets Victory! Or something like that. I love it! Congratulations, Paul!

Reminds me of an ad for Euro 2004 where a videographer is spying on a supposed Italian soccer squad in training: