The name of the 2014 World Cup ball has been selected in an open vote, which was attended by more than 1 million of Brazilians.

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And then expect the same in four years time — the ball reveal comes hard on the heels of adidas and Fifa extending a partnership that began with the 1970 World Cup in Mexico and will now run until at least 2030. The Telstar became so recognisable that the 32-panel design, consisting of 12 black pentagonal and 20 white hexagonal panels and designed as such for visibility on black and white TV (hence the name, television star), became the standard way to portray a football in most media formats. It arrived with new and improved rubberised seams and marked a historic point in the history of World Cup balls, being the last leather ball to be used in the tournament. The name was derived from an ancient word meaning "the quest for the stars", and featured space-themed decorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.The manufacturer has taken on board scientists' suggestions that the Jabulani was too perfect a sphere, which led to wayward flight. The Adidas Brazuca ( Portuguese pronunciation: [bɾɐˈzukɐ]) was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Brazil. The ball is a developmental successor to the Adidas Tango 12 series of balls, with the same bladder and carcass but a different surface structure.

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Made up of six interlocking panels (compared to the eight panels of the 2010 World Cup’s Jabulani, or the 32 of the iconic 1970 World Cup Telstar), the Brazuca features a swirling multi-color ribbon design that is intended to evoke the Brazilian tradition of wish bracelets (at a recent company launch of the national team strips, the ribbons were handed out to members of the press as part of the presentation). The item “Brazuca Official Match Ball 2014 Brasil World Cup in its original box” is in sale since Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Well, as one wag put it at a press event to preview the ball at adidas HQ in Portland, during which a prototype of the six panel ball was reverently exhibited: “Doesn’t a tennis ball have only two panels?The company can also claim one truly historical significant tech innovation being met with approval by players — their innovation of replaceable studs is widely credited as helping West Germany come from behind to beat Hungary in the rain in the 1954 World Cup final. On 7 December 2013, Major League Soccer announced a FIFA-approved version of the Brazuca as the official match ball for the league's 2014 season. Players involved in the process included global football stars Leo Messi, Iker Casillas, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Zinedine Zidane.