The new Premier League ball for the last third of the season is out now, riffing on the same idea as the last two
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The new Premier League ball for the last third of the season has been released – and it's a beauty.
The 2022/23 season is the 30th Premier League campaign, with the match balls reflecting that milestone nicely. The first ball of the season was a cheeky Nike Flight that drew on the gold-tinted 90s Mitre balls of yesteryear to deliver something fresh with Xs interwoven.
The winter ball, meanwhile, was the usual yellow, with halftone patterns over the Xs and blue and purple patterning. The Xs represent '10' in Roman numerals, with three Xs seen on the ball at any one time.
New Premier League ball
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The new Nike Flight, however, might just be the best of the lot. With red and purple detailing over the X shapes, this one is the most modern one released, as the Xs and Nike Swooshes look sketchy and three-dimensional.
The Nike Aerowsculpt moulded grooves produce 30% truer flight, apparently compared to the most recent Merlin balls, while the pattern is 3D-printed onto the sphere itself, just to reduce any lag even further. The All Conditions Control (ACC), which gives these balls a grippier texture in the wet, is present too (God bless British weather, folks).
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As with all Nike Premier League balls, too, this one will be available for £125 with a cheaper, replica version made available too.
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