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Entries Tagged ‘adidas’

Blue Pitches for City Youth

Chelsea Football Club has launched a program in partnership with Adidas to built blue soccer pitches in urban areas to promote participation in youth sports by area children.

The Making of an adidas Europass Soccer Ball

Over at 18 Yards, they found a YouTube video of the various­ steps in constructing an adidas Europass soccer ball, the successor to the Teamgeist, which we’ve written about a few times before. The Europass uses much of the new ball technology found in the Teamgeist and adds a dimpled surface (think golf ball) to [...]

Golden Ball Finalists – Who Will Win?

FIFA announced the Golden Ball shortlist this morning for the tournament’s outstanding player.
The shortlist has been drawn up by the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG)
and, with only players who reached the last four considered eligible
for selection, representatives of the media will now pick from a field
comprising three Frenchmen, two Germans, four Italians and a solitary
Portuguese.

So [...]

What All Soccer Dads Should Get Their Little Princesses

Now this is one lucky little girl. Yes, that’s a real Teamgeist.

The Teamgeist Phenomenon

After some keepers complained about the new ball being hard to stop, everyone expected to see higher scoring matches, but that has yet to materialize. However the new ball continues to be an attention getter.

Did Teamgeist Bend or Bob?

Can the higher scores of the opening World Cup matches be attributed in part to the new Teamgeist ball from adidas?

Meet Teamgeist – Not Your Average Ball

Adidas has designed a new ball for the 2006 World Cup and it is not your youngster’s soccer ball!

One Ring To Rule Them All?

Is Nike onto something with their ball designs or is it just marketing?