The Euro 2024 official match ball has landed, giving fans a glimpse of what they'll be remembering from future standout moments from Germany
(Image credit: Adidas)
The Euro 2024 official match ball has been revealed by Adidas ahead of the tournament in Germany, which takes place between June 14 and July 14.
With the Euro 2024 qualifiers set to conclude during this international break, each nation heading to Germany will now know what ball they'll be kicking around the Olympiastadion, Allianz Arena and Signal Iduna Park.
Named the Fussballliebe - meaning 'love of football' in German - it will be the first match ball in European Championships history to feature Connected Ball Technology, the same technology used in the World Cup 2022 Al Rihla ball.
The official match ball alongside the European trophy (Image credit: Reinaldo Coddou H. - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
What features are on the Euro 2024 match ball?
A sensor inside of the ball will help VAR with semi-automated offside decisions, while also providing 500 pieces of a data a second to detect when the ball is, or crucially isn't, touched.
The ball features a striking design which Adidas claims "represents the movement of the ball and the energy of the game through prominent black wing shapes accentuated with colourful edges, curves and dots.
"The use of bold red, blue, green and orange celebrates both the vibrance that the competing nations bring to the tournament and the pure simplicity of football that attracts so much love from fans around the world."
The sensor inside the Euro 2024 match ball (Image credit: Adidas)
Illustrations of each of the tournament’s stadiums appear on the ball alongside the name of each host city, too.
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Covered entirely in polyurethane, the Fussballliebe also features a Butyl bladder - both of which are high-end materials to provide the best ball possible for the Euros. The cover is seamless, too, and is thermally bonded to ensure there aren't any bumps or ridges on the ball.
Plus, it has got a debossed structure to, what Adidas claims, "improves precision and accuracy".
Adidas Euro 2024 Fussballliebe Pro Ball price and where to buy
The Euro 2024 match ball is available too buy for £130 from Adidas. It will feature in all 51 tournament matches this upcoming summer.
The first batch of Euro 2024 tickets have already been allocated, but there's still another chance to get to games in Germany this summer.
While the teams aren't confirmed, each nation's squad is beginning to take shape. Gareth Southgate has opted for trusted options in his latest England squad, while Julian Nagelsmann is making his ideas clear in his first few months in charge of the Germany side.
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