Champions League fever is returning and to wet everyone’s appetite, adidas have landed a new ball design for this years final in Munich! Strictly speaking, it's the same ball as last year...but with an eye-popping new design reserved exclusively for the biggest club match of the year, this could be one of our favourite Champions League footballs to date!
The adidas Finale Munich 2012 football maintains the Champions League star motif – an iconic feature of all Champions League footballs since it's debut back in 2000/01. It's the ball that millions of football fans dream of kicking if they could play in the Champions League Final. Instead you'll have to make do with our rather snazzy imagery!
The colourway aligns itself with the design personality given to this years final. With a colourful blend of White/Slime/Cyan/Indigo, adidas have thrown together unique design elements to make this one of the most stand out Champions League footballs in the tournaments history. Alongside the visuals, the adidas Finale Munich 12 ball has received the highest FIFA rating for weight, water uptake, shape and size retention.
This years adidas Finale Munich 2012 football uses the same PSC texture, an advancement from the 'pimple' design, for better power, swerve and control. This surface structure allows players to control and direct the ball better in all weather conditions, thanks to a sophisticated and fine structure on the balls outer skin that guarantees optimum grip between ball and boot.
Constructed from star shaped panels for perfect aerodynamics, the adidas Finale Munich 12 ball uses revolutionary thermal bonding technology, negating the need for seams and stitching. The benefits of which are not just a prolonged the life of the ball, but also a more predictable trajectory, better touch and lower water uptake.
For the hundred of millions that will tune in to this years final, the new adidas Finale Munich 2012 football will be hard to miss. Who knows, maybe the bright lights of the Allianz Arena will shine in the same colours! It's certainly a ball worthy of a final, and as one of the most recognisable balls in the game, Champions League footballs always promote hot discussion! Share your thoughts online, on Twitter and on Facebook.