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adidas drop hints about the 2010 ball
Written on Friday, February 27th, 2009 by Christian Wach
The Kopanya ball on Flickr
From the Cape Argus:
The ball, manufactured by adidas, will be used exclusively in World Cup matches and is expected to be unveiled at Fifa’s final draw in Cape Town in December, Gavin Cowley, managing director of Adidas SA, has revealed.
Speaking during the bi-weekly 2010 lecture series in Green Point last night, Cowley said the ball, like the Confederations Cup soccer ball, had a name, but that it would be kept a secret for now.
“Like the Kopanya soccer ball, which we manufactured for the Confederations Cup this year, the World Cup official soccer ball will also have a name and will be truly South African in colour and design,” said Cowley.
“We are very excited and I wish I could tell all South Africans what design and colours we have selected for the World Cup soccer ball.
“Many might think it’s ridiculous, but the ball is a very important component of the beautiful game – without it there is no soccer.”
Well, we couldn’t agree more with that.
Oddly, however, the Argus also quotes the man from adidas as saying:
In December, when the official World Cup soccer ball is unveiled, over 700 000 million people will be watching.
My, that’s a lot of folks!
Source: IOL
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