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The Sun
03-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
‘Has Mikel Arteta signed off on this?' – Premier League reveal new ball for next season after major brand change
PUMA has unveiled the brand-new 2025-26 Premier League match ball. The sportswear company reached a partnership agreement with England's top division just under two years ago. 4 It will now supply official match balls for the Premier League from the upcoming season. Until last month, Nike had partnered with the Prem for 25 years. However, the US-based brand failed to agree to an extension. The first edition of the new-look Puma match ball has now been unveiled. With purple and pink detailing, the ball has a white base colour with a bold Prem logo. The Puma logo also takes up plenty of space on the surface. Arteta "When you touch it the grip is very different as well so you adapt to that." As a result, fans have poked fun at the manager following the unveiling of the new Premier League ball. Mikel Arteta bizarrely appears to blame Carabao Cup BALL for Arsenal's missed chances as trophy drought set to continue One person took to X to write: "Has Mikel Arteta signed off on this?" Another joked: "Did Arteta approve this ball?" While a third said: "Arteta will complain about ball again." Fans were torn on the style of the new ball, with one person commenting: "Thats a stunning ball." While others slammed: "Puma is not good at making anything. Look at the jerseys they produce for teams. Horrible." 4 4
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Why is there a new Premier League ball?
Puma is the new official supplier of the Premier League match ball after Nike's contract ended in 2025-26 ball - named Orbita Ultimate PL - was revealed on Tuesday, 3 has 12 panels - which will evenly distribute weight and keep the ball balanced - plus long-lasting durability and deeper seams to improve aerodynamics and shape retention."On average, a professional footballer has control of the ball for around 109 seconds every game, so when you have the ball at your feet you need to make it count and create moments that make a difference on the pitch," said Richard Teyssier - Puma marketing Nike's 25-year partnership, the first official Premier League ball sponsor was Mitre - from new ball will make its first appearance in July at the Premier League Summer Series in the United also supplies all EFL competitions, Mitre makes the FA Cup ball and Adidas the Champions League. This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... Why are 1bn euro release clauses becoming more common?When are the 2025-26 Premier League fixtures released?Summer transfer window - your questions answered
News.com.au
13-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Sam Thompson to deliver match ball for Soccer Aid
TV personality Sam Thompson has said he feels honoured to be transporting the Soccer Aid for Unicef match ball more than 260 miles from last year's stadium to this year's. Beginning on June 2 and finishing on June 6, Thompson will need to run a marathon a day, as well as cycle, to ensure the match ball is delivered ahead of kick-off on Sunday June 15 from Stamford Bridge to Old Trafford, this year's venue.
