Swiss watchmaker Hublot’s involvement in this year’s FIFA World Cup is huge, they are the Official Timekeeper and Official Watch for the event. Hublot also worked on additional football related projects with FIFA, one of them is “Hublot Loves Football”. They have roped in top names in football including players, clubs and officials for the project. Legendary name list include Pelé, José Mourinho, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Falcao, Roy Hodgson, Xherdan Shaqiri, Guangzhou Evergrande FC and Amsterdam’s Ajax.
Object of the project is to showcase unique personalities involved in the beautiful game of football. Exceptional portraits captured by Swiss photographer Fred Merz tell a story of relationship between the ambassador and the Hublot team. For instance Pelé, the King of Football “was photographed on a stair landing in a fashionable Ipanema hotel in Rio revealing his kindness and attesting to a strength and fitness extraordinary for his age.”
World Cup football decorated by Brazilian painter and sculptor Romero Britto takes center stage along with the official FIFA Hublot watches in the project.
Pelé, the King of Football, was photographed on a stair landing in a fashionable Ipanema hotel in Rio revealing his kindness and attesting to a strength and fitness extraordinary for his age.
José Mourinho, also known as The Special One, was photographed surrounded by clocks in a shadowy basement during a visit to the Hublot manufacture in Switzerland.
The Juventus players were beautifully captured in high spirits the day after their match against Fiorentina.
The Paris Saint-Germain team are portrayed on the turf at their training center, as the sun momentarily breaks through the clouds during a rainy afternoon just long enough to capture the photo.
Bayern Munich, training center, Munich, Germany
Marcello Lippi (top) Guangzhou Evergrande FC, Guangzhou, China
Falcao, Madrid, Spain
Ricardo Guadalupe, Hublot Manufacture, Nyon, Switzerland
Howard Webb, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Roy Hodgson, London, United Kingdom
Brazilian painter and sculptor Romero Britto, Romero’s Studio, Miami, USA
Source: Hublot
