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Adidas Roteiro
Official
Match Ball of UEFA EURO 2004ä
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Adidas
Press Release
Tuesday, June 8, 2004 , Herzogenaurach,
Personalized Match Balls for Every UEFA EURO 2004 TM Match
In what is a first for a major football tournament, every single match ball at UEFA EURO
2004 will be specifically personalized to each individual game. The
Adidas Roteiro™ balls used at each match will be inscribed with the name of the teams, the date, the name of the stadium and the longitude and latitude of the
center spot of the pitch. Adidas will supply 20 of the revolutionary thermal bonded personalized balls per game.
Adidas
Press Release
Monday,
December 1, 2003 , Herzogenaurach / Lisbon,
Adidas
Presents Roteiro as the Official Match Ball of UEFA EURO 2004
Portuguese
national team players today revealed the adidas Roteiro, the new
Official Match Ball for UEFA EURO 2004. The Roteiro is the first
ever Official Match Ball produced with the innovative
thermal-bonding production technique developed over the last four
years.
The game of football is faster and more technical than ever before.
After several progressions based on material development,
traditional ball construction had reached its limits. Consequently,
a new ball production concept was developed - called thermal bonding
- providing consistent quality and performance from one ball to the
next. The new Roteiro ball by adidas also features the new Power
Balance Technology, has a seamless surface design and offers a
revolutionary new carcass.
England captain David Beckham said: “The most important thing for
me is to know that I can rely on the ball to go exactly where I want
it to go. The new Roteiro reacts very well to my foot. When I’ve
helped adidas to test the Roteiro in Madrid, I’ve noticed that the
accuracy of my corners, my passing and, of course, my free kicks
improved from using this ball. When you’re kicking it, it even
sounds better. No one has ever seen anything like this before. I
think it is great to kick and it’s going to be a great ball to
play with. Keepers are going to have a very tough time.”
The Roteiro is named after the logbook used by Vasco da Gama, the
famous Portuguese discoverer. The unique and dynamic design features
an aqua metallic base color, which represents the sky, a blue globe
color reminiscent of the sea, and silver lines to signify the
co-ordinate system used and perfected by the Portuguese.
David
Beckham with the Roteiro Ball
From
UEFA Media Services:
Launch of Official UEFA EURO 2004™ Match
Ball
adidas’ Roteiro™ produced using innovative technology
UEFA and adidas presented the new Official Match Ball for UEFA
EURO 2004™. Named Roteiro™, the new ball will be used at all
matches of the UEFA European Football Championship in Portugal.
Roteiro™ is named after the logbook used by Vasco da Gama, the
famous Portuguese discoverer. The unique and dynamic design features
an aqua metallic base color, which represents the sky, a blue globe
color reminiscent of the sea, and silver lines to signify the
co-ordinate system used and perfected by the Portuguese. Its name,
design and reference to Portuguese historical elements will
perfectly match its inauguration at the Final Tournament.
In developing Roteiro™ adidas has used a new production
concept. Using thermal bonding this new technique in ball production
provides a more consistent quality and performance from one ball to
the next. Roteiro™ is the first-ever official match ball produced
with this innovative production technique. It also features the new
Power Balance Technology, has a seamless surface design and a
revolutionary new carcass.
The ball has undergone trials by top players and European clubs
and David Beckham of Real Madrid and England said of the ball:
"The new Roteiro™ reacts well to my foot. It seems to be
dipping a lot, which is obviously good for me and other free-kick
takers. It has a whole new look and feel. When you’re kicking it,
it even sounds better. No one has ever seen anything like this
before. I think it is great to kick and it’s going to be a great
ball to play with."
Commenting on the launch of the new ball, UEFA CEO Gerhard Aigner,
said:
"EURO 2004 is the most prestigious event in the European
footballing calendar and hugely important for UEFA. The fundamental
part of the game - the ball - must match that prestige in both
design and performance. Roteiro™ has undergone rigorous testing in
laboratories and it has out-performed all previous balls
produced."
Dr. Gilberto Madaíl, Portuguese Football Federation President
and Chairman of the Board of Euro 2004, S.A said: "adidas has
delivered a stunning, modern and state-of the-art Portuguese
football. This is very much how we envisage the UEFA EURO 2004 event
to be. We want to show the world a warm, passionate, authentic yet
modern Portugal. Portugal is ready to be discovered!"
adidas is also a UEFA EURO 2004™ National Supporter and
Licensee.
New Euro 2004 Ball Under Fire From Players
LISBON (AFP) -- As the kickoff date for the Euro 2004 finals approaches, the new seamless ball which will be used during the three-week tournament is being panned by a growing number of players.
"The ball is strange. We have all discussed it and we all feel the same way," Greek midfielder Vassilis Tsartas told reporters at the team's training camp.
He complained it was impossible to hit a target with a long pass.
Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner echoed his concerns.
"This ball could be good just for the players of Real Madrid who play with short passes. But our players have problems controlling it with long passes," he says. "We will have to learn new habits and we will probably have to change our playing system."
German sports goods maker Adidas has supplied more than 2,300 balls for matches and training sessions during the 16-nation championship which begins Saturday and ends on July 4.
The company claims the silver ball, named the "Roteiro" after the diaries of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, is faster because of its stitchless surface.
It is not the first time that a ball designed for a major tournament has come under fire by players.
At the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and South Korea, many players, especially keepers, blasted the Fevernova, the official Adidas ball, as being too light and swerving too much.
Players also faulted the balls designed and provided by Adidas for the World Cup in 1998 and 1994.
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon however insists the Roteiro ball is "worse" than the one used during the 2002 World Cup.
"The effects are very strange and it reacts in unexpected ways. It even has a strange color," he said.
The Italian squad is among one of the sharpest critics of the ball.
Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo said it reminded him of plastic balls used by children. Star striker Francesco Totti added: "It is very hard and despite what some people say, it does not benefit attackers."
But the ball counts as fans some of the world's best players, including England's David Beckham and France's Zinedine Zidane.
"The most important thing for me is to know that I can rely on the ball to go exactly where I want it to go," said Beckham after the ball was launched earlier this year.
"I think it is great to kick and it's going to be a great ball to play with. Keepers are going to have a very tough time," the Real Madrid star, who has a sponsorship deal with Adidas, added.
Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Manchester United, said he is unfazed by the new ball.
"It is faster than other balls and curves more, but I believe it is a matter of getting used to it. For me any ball will do," he said.
Technical Information of the Roteiro™:
- Thermal bonded panel edges. Special adhesive for durability
and water resistance. That
means no stitching.
- Panel design – Syntactic PU surface material for maximum
abrasion resistance.
- Innovative carcass technology – for best performance and
most consistent quality properties.
- High-grade natural latex bladder – for best rebound
characteristics.
2004 Asian Cup Roteiro (courtesy of Reg Wong)
Customer Review
"I have used a Roteiro for around a month
now, and I like it. When
adequately inflated, it is more responsive yet less spongy than
some
premium balls, and I find it easier to make accurate mid-range
chips
with it, for some reason. I don't find it to be a 'beach ball' as
some
have complained. A player on my team took the hardest shot I have
ever
seen in my life with it. It also plays faster than a leather ball,
so
it's good for dry American pitches."
Jim Griffith, Santa Barbara
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