Is it Soccer or Football? To Find Out, Frito-Lay Asks David Beckham and Peyton Manning to Settle the Score

<br /> Is it Soccer or Football? To Find Out, Frito-Lay Asks David Beckham and Peyton Manning to Settle the Score<br />

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FIFA World Cup™ Campaign, Directed by Iconic Filmmaker Michael Bay, also Features Soccer Legends

Mia Hamm

,

Brandi Chastain

, Javier ”

Chicharito” Hernández,

Julie Foudy

, and

Tim Howard

and Encourages Fans to Get Behind Yellow and Red Cards with Free Bags of Chips

PLANO, Texas

,

Nov. 15, 2022

/PRNewswire/ — For years, fans from around the globe have argued about whether the sport is called football or soccer. Frito-Lay, the first-ever salty-snack brand sponsor in FIFA and FIFA World Cup™ history, is fueling the debate by bringing together a roster of global sports icons, including three-time FIFA World Cup™ player

David Beckham

and American football legend

Peyton Manning

, to kick off the next phase of the brand’s ongoing FIFA World Cup™ campaign.

The new

“Soccer or Football” commercial

, directed by legendary

Hollywood

filmmaker

Michael Bay

, premieres nationally today and will run on both television and digital throughout the duration of the FIFA World Cup™ (

Sunday, Dec. 18

).

“Frito-Lay is rooted in bringing real joy to our consumers, especially through our sports partnerships,” said

Brett O’Brien

, chief marketing officer of

Frito-Lay North America

. “As soccer grows in popularity across

North America

, we hope to make the tournament even more fun with the limited-time Lay’s globally inspired snacks and now our FIFA World Cup™ campaign. We are thrilled to collaborate with

Michael Bay

,

David Beckham

,

Peyton Manning

and this incredible group of sports icons to have some fun with this age-old debate and remind people to not forget the chips as they watch the FIFA World Cup™.”

So, is it Called Soccer or Football?

“Soccer or Football” sets out to help settle the score on one of sports’ oldest debates with the help of

Beckham

and Manning. The spot also features a series of cameos from soccer legends Mia

Hamm

, Brandi

Chastain

, Javier ”

Chicharito

”

Hernández

, Julie

Foudy

and

Tim Howard

who offer their take,

reigniting

the discussion amongst other soccer – or football – fans.

“I’ve had a great time working with the Frito-Lay team in the past and know how creative they can be, but this debate they’ve inspired takes things to a new level,” said Manning. “No matter what side of the football vs. soccer conversation people land on, hopefully they are entertained!”

“It’s been great working with Frito-Lay and Peyton on this campaign and to appear alongside so many greats of the game,” said Beckham. “It was an amazing experience to be directed by someone with the track record and talent of Michael Bay, and we had a lot of fun.”

No matter which side of the debate fans are on, Frito-Lay has everyone covered with the perfect snacks that will make any watch party complete, including Doritos®, Cheetos®, Lay’s®, Tostitos® and more.

The spot was created and produced by Frito-Lay’s internal creative agency.

Snack Cards: A Game Within the Game

Throughout the

FIFA

World Cup™,

Frito-Lay

launches the ultimate game-within-the-game experience. Snack Cards gives fans the chance to turn something controversial, like yellow and red cards, into something they can get behind—free yellow and red chips.

Starting on

November 29th

during the

USA

vs.

Iran

game, when a referee pulls a yellow card, at-home viewers can win yellow bags of Lay’s. And if the card is red, they can win red bags of Doritos.

To participate in the giveaway, fans must follow

@Lays

and

@Doritos

on Instagram and be on the lookout for the first yellow or red card in select games. They can tune in to any of the following games during the group stages (with more games being announced as the tournament goes on) and watch out for brand Instagram stories that will provide links to unlock their chance to win. But fans must act fast because the prizes will only be available while supplies last.

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022

:

United States

vs.

Iran
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

: Poland vs.

Argentina
Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022

: Mexico vs.

Saudi Arabia
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022

: Canada vs. Morocco
Friday, Dec. 2, 2022

:

Cameroon

vs. Brazil

This announcement follows last month’s launch of three limited-edition Lay’s products, featuring FIFA World Cup™-inspired flavors:

Lay’s Adobadas

combines chili, tomato and lime, embodying the vibrant Latino dish;

Lay’s Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Popper

is the perfect combination of a kick of jalapeno and traditional American BBQ; and

Lay’s Wavy Carnitas Street Tacos

delivers a rich taco-style pork carnitas flavor, bringing the popular Mexican street food to life. Plus, the brand launched the interactive online fan experience,

Pass the Ball Challenge

, where fans have the chance to win unique prizes and a trip to the FIFA World Cup 2022™ final.

The FIFA World Cup™ collaboration includes Frito-Lay savory snacks such as Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, Ruffles® and Sabritas®, as well as Quaker hot breakfast cereals, Quaker grain-based cereal bars, Quaker rice snacks, and Gamesa cookies and crackers.

Be sure to follow Frito-Lay on

Instagram

,

TikTok

,

Facebook

and

YouTube

to stay informed on all FIFA World Cup™ partnership activations and more campaign news, such as any upcoming Snack Card matches and the Snacks Skills TikTok Challenge where fans can show off their snacking and soccer skills using the hashtag #soccerORfootball!

The FIFA World Cup™ will take place from

Nov. 20

until

Dec. 18, 2022

. For more information about the tournament, visit

FIFA.com

.

About Frito-Lay North America

Frito-Lay

North America is the $19 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (

NASDAQ

:

PEP

), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

Frito-Lay

snacks include Lay’s and Ruffles potato chips,

Doritos

tortilla chips,

Cheetos

snacks,

Tostitos

tortilla chips and branded dips,

SunChips multigrain

snacks and

Fritos

corn chips. The company operates 30+ manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and Canada, more than 200 distribution centers and services 315,000 retail customers per week through its direct-store-delivery model. Learn more about

Frito-Lay

at the corporate website,

www.fritolay.com

, on Twitter (@

fritolay

), on Instagram (@

fritolay

) and on Facebook (

Frito-Lay

).

About The Quaker Oats Company

The Quaker Oats Company, headquartered in Chicago, is a unit of PepsiCo, Inc., one of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods companies. For more than 140 years, Quaker’s brands have served as symbols of quality, great taste and nutrition. Quaker® Oats, Quaker® Rice Cakes and Quaker Chewy® Granola Bars are consumer favorites. For more information, please visit

www.QuakerOats.com

,

www.Facebook.com/Quaker

or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Quaker.

About Gamesa®

Gamesa is Mexico’s largest manufacturer of cookies. The company was founded in 1921 as La Industrial S.A. and acquired by PepsiCo in 1990. Gamesa markets cookies in the United States, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean and is the leading cookie and cracker Hispanic brand in the US Grocery channel. Now in its 100th year, Gamesa continues to offer families a wide assortment of brands such as Marias, Emperador, Arcoiris, Mamut, Chokis, Barra de Coco, Saladitas, and Crackets, among others. Learn more about Gamesa by following on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/GamesaUSA/

or IG:

@Gamesa.US

.