Timothée Chalamet is already well-known for his love of football, basketball and ping-pong, but it turns out he’s also a big fan of fútbol.
Ahead of next month’s FIFA World Cup, the Oscar-nominated actor teamed up with adidas, Bad Bunny and an entire team of A-List athletes to make the soccer-inspired short film, “Backyard Legends.”
The sports icons involved in the project include Lionel Messi, Trinity Rodman, Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, Zinedine Zidane, Alessandro Del Piero and David Beckham.
Together, they “bring to life the greatest Football story ever told. A legend of a pitch where they play ‘win or go home,’ and rumor has it that this one crew hasn’t lost in 30 years,” adidas teased on Thursday.
“Set against a nostalgic soundtrack and ’90s street and terrace style, ‘Backyard Legends’ celebrates the joy of free play and the love of the game — reminding fans around the world that every pitch, from backyards to stadiums, can create a legend,” the company added in a logline.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs June 11-July 19 across 16 cities throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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