adidas Unveils
Golden Ball for 2006 FIFA World Cup Final
Personalized Match Ball for Every Game of FIFA World
Cup
Portland, Ore. April 18, 2006 - The 2006 FIFA World
Cup match ball produced for the final game in Berlin
on July 9th, was officially unveiled at the Brandenburg
Gate in Berlin by the President of the Organizing Committee,
Franz Beckenbauer. The golden adidas +Teamgeist™
Berlin will only be used in one game, the single most
important game in global soccer, 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.
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. The adidas Golden Ball is already a well-known
element in the world of soccer, 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.
In total, adidas expects to sell more than 10 million
FIFA World Cup match balls. adidas first began the production
of soccer balls 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.
Source: adidas
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