But will Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Man Utd be using it?

If, like us, you've been watching Champions League football all week with only one question running through your mind, "Just what will the Champions League final football look like this season?", then we are among the first to give you the answer. Set to be launched in Moscow in about 15 minutes time, this is the adidas “Finale Moscow”, the very ball that will be used at the final in, you've guessed it, Moscow, on May 21st.

According to adidas boffins, it's new PSC-Texture™ surface structure allows players to control and direct the ball perfectly in all weather conditions. The PSC-Texture™ consists of a sophisticated and extremely fine structure on the ball's outer skin that guarantees optimum grip between ball and boot. The adidas “Finale Moscow” is constructed out of 14 panels using revolutionary Thermal Bonding Technology.
You can all sleep easy now...

Posted by: Lex

Replaced as the official ball to the premier League in 2000, with Nike claiming the ball was 'Rounder', as well as faster and more responsive off the player’s foot. Almost immediately, it made headlines for it's alleged unpredictability and erratic swerve, with 'keepers all over the country complaining that it was making them look silly. Any Excuse...

 

Best remebered for:

Because of the randomness the ball’s flight, there were a few crackers swerving in from all over the pitch. But Dennis Bergkamp's world-class turn and finish against Newcastle owed nothing to luck, and rightly won Goal of the Season...

 

Dennis Bergkamp fantastic goal Arsenal vs. Newcastle 2002

Posted by: Rik