​UEFA and Adidas presented on Wednesday in front of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin the official ball of the future European Football Championship EURO-2024.

Euro-2024Photo: Frank Hoermann/SVEN SIMON / imago sportfotodienst / Profimedia

“Fussballiebe” for the first time for this competition uses technology that assists video refereeing and is made of more sustainable biological materials, reports EFE.

Fussballiebe, which means ‘love of football’, features ‘Connected Ball’ technology to facilitate the visualization of every element of movement and aid VAR decision-making and is ‘designed for precision and consistency, supporting fast and precise play with maximum form and air retention’. – UEFA explained.

The Continental Forum noted that, in addition to using recycled polyester and water-based ink, the ball is made from more sustainable biological materials than previous competition balls, as each of its layers contains materials such as corn fiber, sugar cane, cellulose wood. and rubber.

Its design combines shades of red, blue, green and orange to celebrate the “vitality” of the participating teams, and features illustrations of each stadium in the final tournament along with the name of each host city.

The ball will be available in stores from Wednesday and 1% of net sales will go to the “Common Goal” solidarity initiative led by footballer Juan Mata, to work with charities around the world that use sport as a tool to fight problems. partner of the UEFA Children’s Fund.

“The European Championship is the pinnacle of competition for European national teams and we are committed to ensuring that every aspect, from venues to equipment, maintains the highest standards of craftsmanship and performance.

As always, we are confident that Adidas Fussballsiebe will be another step in our shared commitment to excellence,” said Zvonimir Boban, UEFA Technical Director and Chief Football Officer.

Wednesday’s presentation kicks off a series of events over five days at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium linked to Euro 2024 and the other nine host cities, which will receive 900 extra balls to donate to schools, football clubs and other initiatives.

Euro 2024, the draw for which will be held on December 2, will be held from June 14 to July 14 in ten German cities: Berlin, Cologne, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich and Stuttgart, reports Agerpres.