adidas Uniforia Pro Football EK 2020

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His outfield team-mate, Robinho, wasn’t impressed either. “For sure the guy who designed this ball never played football. But there is nothing we can do. We have to play with it.” How much it will go down in the annals of history in this country is likely to be defined by how well Gareth Southgate's side does. The World Cup in South Africa had plenty of memorable moments, but the much-derided Jabulani was something that everyone seemed keen to forget. As is customary, Adidas are supplying the ball for Euro 2020, and have so faravoid any such controversies this time around.

The football is horrible. It is like one of those you buy in the supermarket,” said Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar, setting the tone for a torrent of disparaging comments. By 2016, when adidas launched the Beau Jeu, the official match ball for EURO 2016, after an 18-month testing period, top-of-the-range balls boasted six identical panels, thermally bonded to provide a seamless surface, and the promise of a predictable trajectory, better touch and low water uptake. All footballs had to pass six quality controls – seven in the case of top-class footballs. In the same decade, the Premier League in England introduced a uniform official match ball. Soon other club competitions were following suit.

It was not until 1 January 1996 that UEFA implemented FIFA-endorsed quality controls for the balls used in international competitions. Footballs were then divided into three quality groups: FIFA-approved, FIFA-inspected, and International Matchball Standard. In this ground-breaking tournament, adidas will celebrate football – and sport – as something that can bring the world together," said Florian Alt, vice-president of brand marketing at adidas.

When designing an official match ball, we always look to reflect culture; what is the spirit of the street that we can proudly showcase in the stadium," said Anika Marie Kennaugh, product designer at adidas.

Adidas Football Uniforia Euro 2020

From a technology perspective, the Uniforia is effectively the same as recent FIFA World Cup models, offering the same high-performance structure and panel construction, but with a unique ‘Hi-White’ material – allowing for better visibility on the pitch for players. And that's that 'til the summer. To mark the 60th anniversary of the UEFA EURO, next summer's finals will be played in 12 different European countries and the tournament's fresh format is the inspiration for the official match ball. It was used at the 1968 European Championship before becoming the first adidas World Cup ball two years later at Mexico 1970. The model for the 1974 World Cup in West Germany featured the introduction of a Durlast polyurethane coating which provided waterproofing and helped maintain the ball's shape and resistance against abrasion.