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Nike’s Secret Revealed: Travis Scott’s CactusCon at ComplexCon Las Vegas.

Nike sent us, SoccerBible, a message a few days ago about a secret event. We had no idea what it was. Now we know—it was about Travis Scott, ComplexCon, CactusCon, the Cactus Colosseum, and football.

November 2024 · 1 min read

Rapper in durag and sunglasses signing a white Nike sneaker for fans at a neon-lit event

Always impressive to see what Travis and Nike pull out of their hats.

CactusCon was an event at ComplexCon Las Vegas, where Travis Scott unveiled the Cactus Colosseum, a street football arena created in collaboration with Nike. This innovative space paid homage to Nike’s legendary ‘Secret Tournament’ campaign from the early 2000s.

As the event’s artistic director, Scott curated a special section with hand-selected brands and produced 10 exclusive products, as well as delivering a standout Sunday night performance. Travis has a long relationship with Complexcon. He was part of the very first ComplexCon back in 2016.

The event kicked off with Secreto Maximus, showcasing the talents of the next generation in street football. A standout moment was seeing Scorpius FC in action—a team featuring legends like Luis Figo and Edgar Davids, who were part of the original campaign.

It’s amazing to see how sports, culture, and creativity can come together to create such experiences.

I wish I could have made it in person…

Bearded player in a light blue Scorpius FC jersey walks through a crowd filming on phones beside the caged pitch Players in neon Flamma Crew jerseys lift a silver trophy as a laughing man in durag and sunglasses celebrates in front Spectators in red Legion Airs shirts watch through the chain-link cage as neon and light blue teams chase the ball Man in durag and sunglasses poses with two smiling Flamma Crew players, one holding the silver Secreto Maximus trophy Seen through the blurred cage fence, players in Secutor SC and neon jerseys face off over a gold ball Player in a light blue Scorpius FC jersey greets a man in durag and sunglasses at the edge of the caged pitch Wall of Secreto Maximus posters for Flamma Crew, Secutor SC, Legion Airs and Scorpius FC, live from the Cactus Colosseum Smiling player in a light blue Nike Scorpius FC jersey gives a thumbs-up, water bottle in hand, outside the cage

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