The History of the Soccer Ball
Adidas Finale UEFA Champions League
Champions League Final 2013
2013 Final
Adidas presents The Official Match Ball for the UEFA Champions
League Final 2013
- Wembley’s seventh final provides the inspiration behind the
design -
- Ball to be used on-pitch for ‘The Road to Wembley’ -
Herzogenaurach / London, 30th
January 2013 – Today Adidas
unveiled the official match ball to commemorate the UEFA
Champions League Final 2013 taking place at Wembley Stadium on
25th May. The adidas Finale Wembley was
revealed to the public today as it was announced that the ball
will be used on-pitch for the remainder of the season.
The ball has been designed to celebrate the
UEFA Champions League Finals that have taken place at the ‘home
of football’ over the last 50 years. The road to Wembley really
gets underway during the knockout stages of the competition
during which the ball will be introduced on-pitch. Wembley has
seen some of the greatest teams in history compete for the top
trophy in European football. From the AC Milan team in ’63,
Manchester United in ’68, Ajax in ’71 to Liverpool’s ’78 side
and Barcelona’s all-conquering teams in ’92 and again in 2011,
Wembley has born witness to some fantastic sides lifting the
UEFA Champions League trophy.
The aesthetic of the ball reflects these
events, incorporating the years in which the finals took place
into the well-known star panel design - an iconic feature of
adidas’ official match balls for the competition. The technical
graphics and the expressive colour scheme come together to
reflect the grandeur of the occasion where this year’s winners
will be crowned in front of the near 90,000-strong crowd.
The Vice President of Global Sports
Marketing Football for adidas, Claus Peter-Mayer talked about
the development of the ball, “adidas has created a ball to
celebrate the finals staged at Wembley which, in turn, is a
fitting tribute to this season’s eventual finalists and a
wonderful compliment to what is surely going to be a great
occasion.”
Guy-Laurent Epstein, UEFA Events SA
Marketing Director stated “The ball is bold, iconic and
almost regal in appearance which, for us, brilliantly reflects
the UEFA Champions League values and the fact that this year’s
final will be held in London. This season will see the ball used
on-pitch for all knockout stage matches along the road to
Wembley where the Kings of Europe will be crowned on what
promises to be another historic night of European club
football.”
adidas has a rich history in developing
match balls having been the official supplier for all major UEFA
and FIFA tournaments since 1970. This year’s ball will be the
twentieth Official Match Ball adidas has produced for the UEFA
Champions League competition.
The adidas Finale Wembley will be used on
field during UEFA Champions League matches from February 12th
and is available for purchase in adidas retail stores and
associated stockists as of 1st February.
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