Soccer in the U.S. is having its biggest moment yet, and Febreze is taking on one of the game’s most relatable side effects: the stink. Today, Febreze announced Can’t Wash This, a new soccer-inspired campaign built on a simple truth: as the game grows, so do the gear piles, car rides, watch parties and soft surfaces that pick up odor but can’t always go in the wash.
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Trevor Noah films Febreze campaign content for What Now? with Trevor Noah inside an MLS boot room, helping bring Febreze’s new “Can’t Wash This” campaign to life by spotlighting how Febreze Fabric fights odors on soccer gear and soft surfaces that can’t always be tossed in the wash.
As the Official Odor Fighter of Major League Soccer, and with an anticipated 47 million new soccer fans expected following the World Cup in North America,* Febreze is turning soccer’s growing fandom into a fresh reason to fight the rise in stink through a campaign featuring Trevor Noah, MLS club boot room refreshes, creator content, a collaboration with multidisciplinary artist Temi Coker and a traveling Boot Room Tour.
The campaign launches alongside new Febreze-integrated content from Trevor Noah during What Now? with Trevor Noah’s World Cup coverage. In a first for the podcast, Trevor went on-location to film inside the Red Bulls New York actual boot room, the first time the show has ever left the studio for a brand integration. As a lifelong fan of the sport, Trevor brings authentic passion to the campaign’s central question: what do you do with the gear and spaces that cannot always go in the wash?
“I have loved soccer my whole life and I’ve been covering this World Cup all summer on What Now? with Trevor Noah because I genuinely love this game. It’s exciting to see how soccer has taken over the U.S., and Febreze felt like a natural fit for that – a brand that plays an integral part in the soccer routine,” said Trevor Noah. “I had a blast recording at the Red Bulls New York Boot Room, and I can say firsthand: if your soccer gear is starting to smell like its own locker room, it’s time for Febreze Fabric.”
Febreze is also bringing Can’t Wash This to life with MLS clubs including LA Galaxy, FC Cincinnati, Red Bulls New York and Atlanta United through club boot room refreshes and behind-the-scenes team-shot content. To extend the campaign to fans, Febreze partnered with multidisciplinary artist Temi Coker on a scent-inspired boot and Boot Room installation that anchors the Febreze Boot Room Tour, a 40-foot by 40-foot traveling experience designed to show how Febreze Fabric fights odors and freshens hard-to-wash fabrics across soccer life, from the pitch to the ride home to the watch-party couch.
Fans can experience Can’t Wash This in person through the Febreze Boot Room Tour, a 40×40 traveling activation featuring a Temi Coker scent-inspired art installation and five interactive stations. Tour stops include:
- July 17: LA Galaxy vs. LAFC, Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
- July 25: MLS All-Star Fan Fest, Charlotte, 4 p.m.–10 p.m.
- July 26: MLS All-Star Fan Fest, Charlotte, 4 p.m.–8 p.m.
- Aug. 18: New York City Pop-Up, Flatiron, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Aug. 22: FC Cincinnati match, Cincinnati, 3 p.m.–6 p.m.
- Aug. 29: Atlanta United match, Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m
“At Febreze, we know odor does not only show up in obvious places. It follows people through the things they love, and soccer is no exception,” said Tyler Beck, Vice President, North America Air Care, Procter & Gamble. “As the game grows, Febreze Fabric is there for all of life’s ‘Can’t Wash This’ moments, helping fight odors and freshen the gear, fabrics and spaces that make soccer life feel lived in.”
Febreze Fabric is available at major retailers nationwide both online and in-store, with an MSRP starting at $5.99.** To learn more about Febreze Fabric, visit Febreze.com.
*Source: Major League Soccer / Soccer United Marketing, 2026
**Pricing at the sole discretion of the retailer
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