Jack Black, Sarah Silverman and Will Arnett Channel SI's Beloved 'Football Phone' Commercial

This Father's Day, it's time to upgrade to the "soccer ball phone"

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The scary thing is that if Kovert Creative were to book TV air time and run this spoof commercial, orders would most likely start flying in.

The send-up is the bicoastal agency’s clever way of framing this week’s news that it has taken a stake in U.S. soccer publication Howler magazine. It’s also in keeping with the publication’s own cheeky approach to the subject matter. Check the archived links below for reminders of some great print footwork involving the long-gone Sepp Blatter.

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