adidas also intends to unveil more revolutionary innovations in match ball production for the UEFA, FIFA and CAF competitions. In the future, adidas will continue to use innovative technology to extend its world-leading position in football production and thus strengthen its position as the authentic symbol for high-performance sports articles for professionals and amateurs alike. Thank you Peter Schönamsgruber from Eislingen/Fils Germany for the above picture

From 2008, adidas will also make the official ball for the Africa Cup of Nations organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Since 1970, adidas has provided the official match ball for all major UEFA and FIFA tournaments. The ground-breaking performance features of the adidas “EUROPASS” have been demonstrated in comprehensive comparison tests at Loughborough University in England and in countless checks in the adidas football laboratory in Scheinfeld.Īdidas’ experience in football manufacturing is unsurpassed anywhere in the world, and is leading the industry in the production of the most modern and innovative balls since 1963. And for the goalkeeper too, providing a much better grip between glove and ball, substantially improves his catching of the ball. The unique outer skin improves power transmission, creates greater swerve and increases accuracy on the pitch, in all conceivable weather conditions. This combined with the new PSC-Texture™ surface structure gives the “EUROPASS” its perfect handling characteristics and allows the players exceptional ball control.

Like +Teamgeist ™, the official match ball of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, the adidas “EUROPASS” is constructed out of 14 panels using revolutionary Thermal Bonding Technology. These elements stand for passion, friendship, action, training, fans and the winning goal, which appear as watermarks in the black dots of the adidas “EUROPASS”. The 12 black dots contain individual graphic elements developed by UEFA to accompany the EURO logo. The national flags of both countries have also been integrated into the ball design, with eight circles in a subtle silver effect. Both countries combine tradition with creativity and a strong record of innovation in developing new products. Its classic colouring – a white base colour with black dots – calls to mind the balls of bygone decades, yet its bonding with round dynamic elements in silver and red results in an innovative and very modern design which perfectly suits the host countries. The adidas “EUROPASS” combines tradition with modernity.

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