adidas Brazuca Final Rio Official Match Football White/Black/Metallic Gold - size 5

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adidas today unveiled the Brazuca Final Rio Official Match Ball, the official match ball for the Final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

World Cup 2014: Brazuca and the history of the match ball - BBC

At the last World Cup, the footballing world hated the ball. For the 2014 tournament, World Cup sponsor adidas had the perfect ball. But we didn't just want people to like it, or even love it - we wanted them to idolise it. So, it was time to bring adidas's World Cup hero product to life; for football fans, media, and influencers, everywhere. Taipei-based Long Way Enterprise were originally asked to manufacture the ball in their subsidiary YaYork Plastic Products in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. [12] The company has been associated with production of Adidas balls since 1997. [2] [13]a b "Nome da bola da Copa é escolhido pela primeira vez por torcedores: Brazuca" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte . Retrieved 3 September 2012. AFP. "Football: Sialkot workers fire 'Brazuca' ball to Brazil – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk . Retrieved 12 June 2014. SAPVoice: World Cup 2014: Adidas "Brazuca" Ball Scores With Fans". Forbes. 28 May 2014 . Retrieved 12 June 2014.

adidas Reveal 2014 World Cup Final Ball - SoccerBible adidas Reveal 2014 World Cup Final Ball - SoccerBible

The ball will be an integral part of the Final on 13th July when the top two federations battle it out for a place in history. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Brazuca – an icon is born". Adidas. Adidas Group. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 . Retrieved 14 June 2014. Eagle-eyed viewers may actually have seen a disguised version of this ball already. Under development since the end of the 2010 tournament, the ball has been tested by some 600 players, including the Adidas-sponsored Lionel Messi and Bastian Schweinsteiger, and by teams including Milan, Bayern Munich and Argentina. Most notably the ball was used in a recent Argentina v Sweden friendly and in the Under-20 World Cup, painted in an older design. The Adidas Brazuca ( Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾɐˈzukɐ]) was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Brazil. [1] [2] [3] It is designed by the company Adidas, a FIFA Partner and FIFA World Cup official match ball supplier since 1970. [1] [2] [3] Naming [ edit ]In 2002, when the “Fevernova” debuted for the Japan and South Korea World Cup, it was labelled a “ridiculous kiddie’s bouncing ball” by Gianluigi Buffon, while the 2010 “Jabulani” was described variously as “a beach ball” (Iker Casillas) and “dreadful” (David James), after its “grip and groove” surface on 3D panels appeared to perform erratically at altitude in pre-tournament friendlies. As might be expected, adidas are talking up the performance and stability of the latest ball, but expect opinions on it to form one of the minor discussion threads between now and the World Cup. And then expect the same in four years time — the ball reveal comes hard on the heels of adidas and Fifa extending a partnership that began with the 1970 World Cup in Mexico and will now run until at least 2030. adidas is an official partner of the FIFA World Cup. It provides the match officials with football boots and their matchday attire and supplies the official match ball, which becomes the symbol of the brand's sponsorship role every four years.