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 – Yesterday
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 yesterday 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 ’78, 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 Balladidas 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. For further information on adidas
products and services please visit: www.facebook.com/adidasfootball or www.adidasnewsstream.com.
Technology: The ball features an outer
coating texture designed to provide optimal grip at the point of impact. The
thermally bonded star panel design on the match ball, based on the design of
the UEFA Champions League logo, provides a seamless surface and, as such, a
truer flight.
Notes to Editors:
adidas Production of Official Match Balls since 1970
adidas’
experience in football production is unparalleled. adidas has been making
footballs since 1963 and is now the world’s leading manufacturer, always at the
cutting edge of technology. adidas has supplied the Official Match Balls to all
major UEFA and FIFA tournaments since 1970, and since 2006 is also the Official
Supplier of the match ball for all UEFA Champions League games. The adidas
Finale ball has been used for the UEFA Champions League Final since the
2000/2001 season. Since 2008, adidas is also the Official Supplier of the match
ball for the Africa Cup of Nations organized by the Confédération Africaine de
Football (CAF).
For further information please contact:
Zobuzwe Ngobese
PR Manager at
adidas South Africa
Email: zobuzwe.ngobese@adidas.com
Tel: 021 442 6352
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