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Official match/game football

  • 05-10-2013 9:13am
    #1
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭


    Thinking about buying a decent ball and see what looks like some official game balls here: http://www.prodirectsoccer.com/lists/tournament-footballs.aspx I tried amazon but seems most there are replicas?

    Anyway, I don't care what tournament it's from just as long as it's a decent ball. The Olympic one looks like it previously was the same high price as the nike ones and I'm wondering is this just a "not in fashion" reason since it's last years olympics or what?

    Any suggestions for a decent, well tried and tested ball that will last would be welcome :)


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  • #2
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    I bought the wc 2006 match ball a while after the tournament. It even featured in a few early boards matches. Theres a much better feel to them. They don't fall apart either. I used it for indoor football too and where a cheap ball wore away all along the edge of the panels the match ball didn't. It was an addidas ball iirc.

    Edit, sure was http://www.soccerballworld.com/Teamgeist.htm


  • #3
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Yeah that's what I was thinking. Just something that will last and be a great ball to play with while doing so too. I'd go for that Olympics one if I knew it was as good as the other £96 ones. Or any one really.


  • #4
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,844 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    I guess this is the real deal anyway: http://www.adidas.co.uk/finale-13-official-match-ball/G73454_720.html?cm_vc=SEARCH

    I guess the high price reflects the fact it's the "current" ball and even for 2014. I'd rather pay half the price for a previous season's ball as long as it's still the same high rating quality.


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