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World Cup Match Balls
Adidas Match Footballs
Berlin April 18, 2006
adidas unveils Golden Ball for 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Final
Personalized Match Ball for every game of FIFA World Cup ™
The adidas +Teamgeist™ Berlin, the Match Ball especially produced for the final
game in Berlin on July 9th, was officially unveiled by the President of the
Organizing Committee, Franz Beckenbauer at the Brandenburger Gate in Berlin.
The golden adidas +Teamgeist™ Berlin will only be
used in one game, the single most important game in global football, the FIFA
World Cup™ final.´
“The FIFA World Cup final is the most important match in the history of sport.
There really is no greater thing than to play in a World Cup final. That is why
I think it is a fantastic idea to have a very special ball especially for this
match,” said Franz Beckenbauer President of the FIFA World Cup™ Organizing
Committee: “Sure, the ball will still be round, no change there. But it will be
a very special game and it is going to be played with a golden match ball that
was especially designed for it. I think that's absolutely fantastic!”
This special Match Ball design is similar to the adidas +Teamgeist™ but executed
in gold, the color of the FIFA World Cup™ trophy, with black and white details.
Its name, “+Teamgeist Berlin”, is not only based on the single most decisive
characteristic every team needs to have in order to lift the trophy, team
spirit, but also on the German capital where the final will be played. The
adidas Golden Ball is already a well-known element in the world of football,
because it is the name of the official FIFA trophy awarded to the best player of
the FIFA World Cup™ tournament.
In addition, for the first time ever, each of the match balls for the FIFA World
Cup™ will be personalized with the name of the stadium, the teams, the match
date and the kick-off time of each individual game. adidas will supply FIFA with
15 personalized match balls for each match. Earlier this year, each of the 32
qualified federations received a shipment of 20 match balls for training
purposes. All teams will receive a second shipment with 20 balls when they start
their final preparation. In addition to the 40 regular match balls they will
also be supplied with 20 +Teamgeist™ Berlin match balls so that each of the
teams can already start preparing for the FIFA World Cup final now! This
delivery will bring the grand total of adidas match balls supplied to FIFA and
the participating federations to 2,880.
In total adidas expects to sell well over 10 million FIFA World Cup™ match
balls. adidas first began the production of footballs in 1963 and is the world’s
leading manufacturer, always at the cutting edge of technology and design.
adidas has supplied the Match Balls to all major UEFA and FIFA tournaments since
1970 and will also be the Official Partner and Ball Supplier of the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games and the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup™.
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