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07th Nov 2014

Video: This Everton advert featuring Eto’o and Pienaar is so badly acted that it’s brilliant

This is our favourite video of the day...

Paul Moore

This is our favourite video of the day…

Footballers are natural performers when it comes to entertaining thousands of people on a weekly basis in a highly pressurised situation.

It seems these skills aren’t transferable to the world of TV and film though because most footballers can’t act to save their lives.

Who can forget Alan Shearer’s infamous scene in Goal!, Pele’s woeful attempts at channeling his inner Daniel Day-Lewis in Hotshot or Stan Collymore’s staring role in the truly forgettable sequel to Basic Instinct.

This advert featuring Everton duo Samuel Eto’o and Steven Pienaar is really bad, but in a deliberate and knowing way. We especially love the little sparkle from their smile and Eto’os wonderful raised eyebrow, it’s almost enough to make us buy a half-season ticket. Almost