Only two of the world's 10 most marketable soccer players are actually still in the World Cup

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There were no shortage of things written before the World Cup began about the marketing efforts therein, especially as relates to NIKE vs. Adidas. Here's one I read on a plane in May, and here's a recent goal-tracker for their different stars. There's a new article on Quartz about these sa…