OLYMPICS 2012 – The Albert Adidas presents the official match ball for the London 2012 Olympic Games football tournament – ‘THE ALBERT’ London, 1st March, 2012 – The Albert, the official match ball to be used at the London 2012 Olympic Games football tournament was officially revealed today at The City of Coventry Stadium by Tom Cleverley of…
OLYMPICS 2008 – Great Wall Star The Official soccer ball of the 2008 Olympic Games, dubbed “The Great Wall Star” has been unveiled. It is manufactured by adidas, an official partner of the Beijing Games. The gold Chinese characters on the mostly-red ball read ”Zhong Guo” which means “China.” The characters were painted by Nian…
OLYMPICS 2004 From Adidas: A new football production concept has been developed to provide consistent quality and performance from one ball to the next for today’s faster and more technical game. The above pictures are from Alberto Izaguirre Serrano, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Above picture provided by Jacques Barralon New Pelias ball, featuring Power Balance Technology, has a seamless…
Adidas Gamarada From Alberto Izaguirre Serrano, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico: Just like the Questra Europa in 1996, the Adidas Gamarada was designed similar to the Adidas Terrestra Silverstream, Official Match ball in the Euro 2000. This was the fourth Equipment ball after Adidas Tricolore, Icon and Terrestra Silverstream. Adidas indicated the balls where softer, faster and more durable. The Gamarada ball features synthetic foam,…
OLYMPICS 1992 Adidas Etrusco
Super Lux for use during nighttime matches – Same design as the Telstar Duralast used in the 1974 World Cup Thank you Jacques Barralon for the above picture
ERREJOTA: Rio de Janeiro is inspiration for Adidas’ 2016 Official Match Ball ERREJOTA represents the Brazilian city as the epicenter of culture and lifestyle that fuels and stimulates the whole world. Rio de Janeiro, November 19, 2015 – If Brazil is the country of football, Rio de Janeiro is the football capital. Whether in pitches, in…
Click on the following links to get information about that particular Olympic ball: Super Lux Ball from the 1972 Olympics Official Ball from the 1984 Olympics – Tango Sevilla Official Ball from the 1992 Olympics – Etrusco Official Ball from the 1996 Olympics – Questra Olympia Official Ball from the 2000 Olympics – Gamarada Official Ball from the 2004 Olympics…