Real Madrid players and fans share their pre-match rituals in new campaign by Cut Media

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Rituals are an important part of the beautiful game, for the players and the fans. Rituals can be very personal and passionate and are part of what makes the Real Madrid community great.

Cut Media has created a multi-media campaign for Real Madrid which celebrates the time-honored and precious rituals shared by the Real Madrid family and invites everyone to share theirs.

The “Rituals” campaign film, which will run online, is shot on location in Madrid and showcases the weird and wonderful pre-match rituals practiced by Real Madrid players, club staff, fans and devotees. It also captures the atmosphere and the building excitement in the city and at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium prior to a Real Madrid game.

In the opening shot, Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos symbolically kisses his jersey before he puts it on. We also see legendary midfielder Luka Modrić in the dressing room picking up his shin pads and kissing them before the game. Printed on the shin pads are pictures of his family and Jesus.

The film shows the pre-game rituals of different Real Madrid fans around the city, and through the ages, with an older member of the club sitting in the same stadium seat he’s sat in for years, watching history unfold. At the match starts, we see some members of the crowd kissing their scarves with others in silent prayer. The narrator says: “It’s you that makes the difference. This is #RealFootball.”

The social media campaign encourages everyone to share their pre-match rituals using the hashtag #RealFootball. There is a 60-second version and a 15-second version, each of which will run with English, Spanish and Mandarin subtitles.

 

Scott Marshall, Creative Director at Cut Media, said:

It’s incredible to think that there’s such a sense of community between followers of Real Madrid, whether they’re born and bred Madrileños who watch them live every home game or whether they catch the action on their smartphone in the middle of the night in Shanghai. The passion of these supporters, and of the brilliant players they support, was totally inspiring when it came to making this film and letting the fans know how much Real Madrid appreciates them.

Cut Media creates and produces inspiring content for brands and personalities such as Red Bull, Jet2, adidas, Geraint Thomas, Lewis Hamilton and stars of Real Madrid Football Club.

Founded in Glasgow in 2007 by former professional mountain biker Stu Thomson, Cut Media offers end-to-end full content services, from concept development to filming, production, directing and post-production, employing a team of 14 across the full spectrum of disciplines, with a network of associates all over the world.

The agency has made its name through collaborations with athletes and influencers, including Red Bull’s smash hit viral Imaginate, starring mountain biker Danny MacAskill. It works with clients across multiple sectors including travel, FMCG and banking, and was named Scottish SME Creative Agency of the year in 2019.