Soccer Ball News and Innovations   

Soccer Ball Technology, Developments, News and Innovations

"There can be no game of football without a ball and the better the ball, the better the game."

Information on the latest soccer ball designs and news is provided. If you have additional information or would like to send us your review of the following soccer balls, please contact us so it can be added to this web site. 

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• Teamgeist II with Goal Line Technology
• Teamgeist Germany, 2006  Adidas "2006 World Cup Germany" Match Ball

• Adidas Pelias 2 - Official Match Ball for all FIFA events in 2005 in Europe

• Official Olympic Balls - Official match balls of the Olympic Games which includes the Gamarada and Pelias soccer balls.

• NEW!Euroballs 1988 -2008 - Official Match balls of the UEFA Euros 1988 through 2004 tournaments. Learn about the 1996 Questra Europa and 2000 Adidas Equipment Terrestra Silverstream and more.

• Adidas Questra family  - The Questra Olympia, Europa, and Apollo balls are explained.

• Adidas Roteiro - Official Match Ball of UEFA EURO 2004

• Adidas Fevernova™ 2002 and Women's World Cup 2003

• Adidas Finale - UEFA Champions League Finale Balls 2001-2005

• Bremen's FC Micro Professional Match Ball

• Nike Geo Merlin Vapor

• Nike Total 90 Aerow HI-VIS Balls

• Spalding Infusion Soccer Ball with micro pump™ technology

• Puma Shudoh and MLS Match Ball

• Mitre ISO Ball 

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Bremen FC Micro Premium Professional Match Ball

Bremen's "Florentino Classico" 

Retails for $110.00

Soccer Ball World Price $44.00 

Features:

Designed for optimum bounce and trajectory properties, feels "soft" on the foot, is fast in flight, permits optimum handling and optimum ball control, and meets or exceeds the specifications required by FIFA and NFHS. Embodies a high degree of roundness and dimensional stability, a high degree of abrasion resistance and is water resistant. Approved for use in all FIFA and NFHS matches. Available in size 5 . Colors - White with Blue and Black Graphics.

Construction:

FIFA Approved, Top of the line 32 panel double micro-fiber cover, lining includes high tensile lamination system using 4 layers of pure polymer micro-fiber along with a micro-cellular foam layer for added compression and softer heading. Specially made "top of the line" 70-80 gram (size 5) "Air Tight" Butyl Bladder for excellent air retention. Three year shape and stitching guarantee. Hand Stitched by ADULTS. The stitching: vital to a ball's performance, the best-quality waxed and twisted polyester threads are used to give permanently tight seams. This helps reduced airflow drag, which in turn increases speed and distance. Made by Bremen.

Weight = Size 5 = 420 to 445 gms  

FIFA and NFHS Approved  

To purchase the FC Micro and other great Bremen soccer balls at significant discounts, go to our store .

Nike Geo Merlin Vapor

List $140 

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The English Premier League, the Brazilian League, the Spanish League, the US National Team, the Brazilian National Team, the Korean National Team, the Portuguese National Team, Inter Milan, PSG, PSV, Hertha Berlin, and 1860 Munich and many more all use Nike's Geo Merlin Vapor as their official ball. Nike indicates that the ball is faster, rounder and FIFA approved, it delivers the latest in Nike design and innovation.

Developed around the DART (Dynamic Acceleration Response and Touch) casing system. Nike indicates that "the Geo Merlin Vapor has everything from a softer touch to explosive speed. It is deadly accurate yet still extremely durable. With more explosive power coming off the boot, improved softness and touch and excellent shape retention, the Geo Merlin Vapor is the top of the line".

Casing technology:

• Outer Casing (Cover) - 1.2 mm Teijin PU is a micro-fiber based, high-solid polyurethane with a fused panel design (double hex panel design).
• Inner Layer 1 - 2.0 mm compressed Polyethelene
• Inner Layer 2 - Cold Vulcanized Latex Rubber
• Inner Layer 3 - German Polyester Support Fabric 
• BLADDER: Carbon latex 6-wing bladder and AirBloc II valve system. 

Features exclusive Nike Geo Balanced Technology for equalized pressure dispersion for consistent response and ball flight.

FIFA approved. 

Nike Total 90 Aerow

List $130.00

Designed to reduce drag, for better accuracy and increased velocity. COVER: Hand-stitched, high performance PU with linear grooves for consistent, sustained flight. Exclusive Geo Balanced technology with six double-hex panels. Exclusive E foam for greater stability, durability and performance in cold weather. BLADDER: Special 6-wing carbon latex with Air Block II air retention system. FIFA Approved.

Standard Version - Red and Black Stripes

LFP Version - Blue and Black Stripes with the LFP logo on it

Copa America Version - Gold and Black Stripes with Copa America Logo on it

Premireship Version - Blue and Black Stripes with the Barklycard Premireship Logo on it 

HI-VIS

New! Total 90 Hi-Vis soccer ball - Designed specifically to aid soccer players in the low light conditions common throughout the English winter, the Nike Total 90 Aerow Hi-Vis has been developed with leading sports-vision scientists.

Nike's team of dedicated sport-vision scientists have determined that yellow is the most visible casing colour to the human eye in lower light conditions and have combined this with the optimum contrasting colour, dark blue.

According to Nike: "The Nike Total 90 Aerow Hi-Vis ball represents a significant visual contrast and will enable the players to maintain visual effectiveness and attain optimum performance levels."

The U.S. National Men's team made its debut performance with Nike's Total 90 Aerow Hi-Vis ball against Jamaica on Wednesday November 17, 2004 . The  ball is being used during the winter months in all English Premier League and Spanish Liga Primera games during the 2004-05 season. With the distinctive yellow base and contrasting blue stripe, the ball has gotten solid reviews from the players in the US camp. The ball is also used in some of the German Budesliga matches.

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SPALDING® INFUSION™ SOCCER BALL

List Price: $44.00 (Professional Series)

The new Spaulding Infusion soccer ball model, released in February of 2002, is made from a soft coating of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). By softening the ball's skin,  designers were able to make the ball's air bladder more firm which enables the ball to have better air retention and durability.  In other words, they used a butyl bladder instead of a latex bladder.  Butyl bladders hold air much longer and are firmer than bladders made out of latex. For more information on soccer ball construction, click here.

The softer skin also allows the company to use machines to stitch the hexagonal pieces of the ball's outer skin together rather than having it done by hand as other top of the line balls are made. The machine stitching, as Spalding indicates, gives the ball more symmetry and makes it more precise.

"Any time you improve the construction of the ball, making it completely round, the more precision you get from your kick,"  says Ron Laliberty, director of research and development at Spaulding. He also indicates that his company's new ball is more precise and features a "softer" touch.

SPALDING INFUSES SOCCER WITH MICRO PUMP™ TECHNOLOGY

Spalding has developed a small "micro pump" that is incorporated into the Infusion soccer ball.  To add air, you unlock the Micro Pump and pump air into the ball. One minute of activation adds about 1 lb. of air pressure to the ball. When completed, the Micro Pump is put back into the ball and locked into position.

Spalding's Research and Development Team spent twenty months developing prototypes to perfect the INFUSION soccer ball, which conforms to FIFA standards and International Match Play. 

For additional information go to www.spalding.com.

Puma Cellerator Shudoh  or MLS Match Ball
FIFA approved.

List Price: $99.00

Mitre ISO Final Football

List Price: $89.95

The official match ball of prestigious FA Cup, the unique 26 panel ISO design delivers what Mitre claims as the world’s fastest football. Recorded at 114mph.

Mitre claims "Every ISO ball is precision engineered to within 3 grams of its ideal weight and to 3mm of its optimum size. Every ISO ball will perform exactly the same, giving players striking confidence and total consistency through out the game.

The aerodynamic superiority of the ISO ball delivers unmatched accuracy. From the edge of the box you can consistently hit the top corner – if you’re good enough. The ISO is straight and true, exactly as players want it."

The deep seams are intended to help reduce drag and improve spin so you can bend it around the extra man in the wall. Japanese microfilm technology ensures a good grip for keepers and the MAXLOC3 air retention system provides lasting performance.
Mitre balls are used in the FA Cup competition as well as the footballs to be used by England teams at all levels.

Do the newly developed balls help kicking accuracy?

Peter Brancazio, a physics professor emeritus from Brooklyn College and author of the book SportsScience, is not convinced any newly developed ball can make much of a difference.

"Sounds like a lot of marketing talk to me," he said. "The accuracy of the kick really depends on the player's ability to put their foot on the right spot on the ball. No technology is going to help you do that."

Soccer Ball World believes that ball accuracy will improve if you go from using a low quality ball that is warped or "out of round" to a high quality ball that is round.  An out of round ball will tend to curve uncontrollably and cause the soccer ball to miss the intended target.

See Also: History of the Soccer Ball

All of the Official World Cup Matchballs

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