ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ɐ nˈaɪk kəmˈɜːʃəl tˈaɪɾəld "ɡˈʊd vˌiːˈɛs ˈiːvəl" wʌzɐ ɡlˌædɪɐtˈoːɹɪəl ɡˈeɪm sˈɛt ɪn ɐ ɹˈoʊmən ˈæmfɪθˌiəɾɚ wˌɛɹ tˈɛn fˈʊtbɔːl plˈeɪɚz fɹʌm ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə wˈɜːld, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈɛɹɪk kæntˈoʊnə, ɹɑːnˈældoʊ, pˈaʊloʊ mældˈiːni, ljˈuːiz fˈiːɡoʊ, pˈætɹɪk kljˈuːɪvˌɜːt, ˈiːən ɹˈaɪt ænd hˈoːɹheɪ kˈæmpoʊz, dᵻfˈɛnd "ðə bjˈuːɾifəl ɡˈeɪm" ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ tˈiːm ʌv diːmˈɑːnɪk wˈɔːɹɪɚz, wˌɪtʃ kˈʌlmᵻnˌeɪts ɪn kæntˈoʊnɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ ðə bˈɔːl fɹʌm ɹɑːnˈældoʊ, pˈʊlɪŋ ˌʌp hɪz ʃˈɜːt kˈɑːlɚ, ænd dᵻlˈɪvɚɹɪŋ ðə fˈaɪnəl lˈaɪn, "ˌoʊ ɹᵻvwˈɑːɹ", bᵻfˌoːɹ stɹˈaɪkɪŋ ðə bˈɔːl ænd dᵻstɹˈɔɪɪŋ ˈiːvəl.
In 1996, a Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" was a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre where ten football players from around the world, including Eric Cantona, Ronaldo, Paolo Maldini, Luís Figo, Patrick Kluivert, Ian Wright and Jorge Campos, defend "the beautiful game" against a team of demonic warriors, which culminates in Cantona receiving the ball from Ronaldo, pulling up his shirt collar, and delivering the final line, "Au Revoir", before striking the ball and destroying evil.