TEEN Jude Bellingham has already proven his status as a global icon by starring alongside Lionel Messi and Stormzy in adidas’ World Cup ad.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder is set to play a key cog in England’s starting XI in Qatar.
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And before the tournament, the sportswear giants adidas released their promo as the Three Lions ace honed his acting skills.
bellingham kicks off the 30-second video as he runs down the stairs in a retro yellow tracksuit to retrieve his suitcase and tells Spanish ace Pedri to stop looking for food in the fridge and hurry up – because the narrator and rapper Stormzy is about to arrive on his bus to pick them up.
Barcelona’s Pedri throws a starter sack at Real Madrid’s goal machine Karim Benzema, who will represent France in the Middle East and looks relaxed as he nibbles on a bowl of soccer ball cereal for the breakfast- lunch in pajamas.
Messi – for years the face of adidas – joins him as he plays foosball against the 2006 version of himself, wearing Argentina’s jerseys from the first and last of his FIVE World Cups .
The camera then cuts to a smiling Son Heung-min – in danger of missing the tournament after surgery for a fractured orbit.
Storm says, “With Sonny, everything is brighter,” before the speedy Achraf Hakimi completes a puzzle at lightning speed.
Fashion icon and German winger Serge Gnabry dresses in adidas drip and chooses Originals trainers and white socks to go with his Die Mannschaft jersey.
The seven superstars gather at a bus stop in the desert with the official world cup ball and board when the Stormzy driver stops.
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The award-winning grime artist and Manchester United fanWearing an adidas tracksuit himself, the ad ends: “You can’t forget your boy Stormz.
“When football is everything, impossible is nothing,” quoting the German brand’s famous slogan as it leads footballers through the desert towards Qatar 2022.
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