Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueria draws custom emoji-stickers in celebration of historic soccer tournament
SAN FRANCISCO (June 02, 2016) – Thumbkandi, the free, San Francisco-based global instant messaging app, announced today that the official Copa America Centenario emoji-sticker collection is now available for soccer fans across the globe. Thumbkandi, a leader in messaging innovation, offering the first-ever tactile animated stickers you can hear and feel is once again stepping up the emoji game with beautifully hand-drawn emoji- stickers for Copa America Centenario illustrated by famed Brazilian artist Cristiano Siqueria. The official emoji collection allows fans to share the wide-ranging emotions and actions defining the game of soccer.
Copa America Centenario, the first Copa America hosted outside of South America, kicks off the Group Stage on June 3, 2016 in Santa Clara, California, at Levi’s Stadium with USA vs. Colombia, with the final being held June 26, 2016 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Fans may recall that Siqueria was also commissioned by ESPN to create a series of posters for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This limited edition collection of 24 emoji-stickers is now available for download on Thumbkandi for both iOS and Android for only $0.99.
“Thumbkandi is excited to have been chosen by Copa to be the global messaging platform to create and promote this once-in-a-lifetime tournament’s official emoji collection” said Thumbkandi Founder and CEO John Litz. “Having drawn ESPN’s 2014 World Cup Poster, Thumbkandi undoubtedly knew Cristiano was the absolute best artist to capture Copa in emojis, allowing fans to immediately share their passion.”
Thumbkandi is quickly carving its niche as the global soccer messaging platform having released two collections with Club América and Frankfurt Midfielder Marco Fabian with several other soccer partnerships launching soon.
Thumbkandi’s Copa America Centenario collection is available now for download by iOS and Android users across 160 countries at http://www.thumbkandi.com/copa2016. Check out a video preview at: Copa America Collection