Soccer Ads vs. Ads with Soccer

Bigger post is going to be coming out soon about soccer videos, but I came across two ads today that really got me thinking. What does more for an athlete / team: a commercial ad made about them to promote a game OR an ad made for another product that uses them as stars?

This time 'round I'm going to try and get you guys to write something. Comments welcome. 

So women's soccer is physical. Why is that such a bad thing? Eyes on Elizabeth Lambert and her BYU beatdown

I have been debating what to start this blog with. I've got the On the Ball Facebook Fan page for facts and friendly conversations. I have Twitter for keeping in the WPS and women's soccer loop (and contributing to the loop). And, of course, there is the On the Ball TV Show to discuss the inaugural WPS season and talk with some WPS players. So what did that leave for a blog?