This ball, actually, isnt a bad ball to play football with at all. The World Cup 2002 showed us many, many fantastic games, in which a new element was added to the mix - Adidas' New Football Technology. What Adidas had managed to do, was something other manufacturers of Footballs had never gotten, and probably had never tried, or even thought about doing. Adidas had made a football, that was still subject to the same forces of Gravity as anything in this world... but it was lighter. Less of the junk that goes into making a football was taken out. So what? I hear you cry... Well, lets say you put this ball down on the ground, ...  Read the complete review

I used to have this ball years ago during the world cup, i think i paid £25 for it. Used to play with it a lot on grass, however later played with it on concrete. Once i started playing with it more on concrete the leather didn't really last that long and it soon just became the kick-about ball rather than a professional looking match ball. The ball was good, however it was very light! You could really hit it hard and it would fly! a problem with this is that sometimes the wind could get heavily involved and also the ball would tend to swerve more than regular footballs. If my memory is correct as well at the time i think some of the professionals were ...  Read the complete review

World Cup 2002 was the best international football tournament of this decade, and therefore, playing with the official ball feels intensely cool. In terms of playability, it is more than suitable for back-garden/jumpers-for-goalposts footy - and the thick leather means that sharp hedges and whatnot are no match for this beauty. The enhanced cushiony feeling of the leather also means that it's somewhat immune to being mauled by a tarmac or gravel. Yeah, you might lose the cool matted colour on the ball, but that is an adequate sacrifice when you're having a cracking game of footy on the playground. At the end of the day, you get to re-enact the ...  Read the complete review

These are my views on the excellent Adidas ball that was used at the World Cup in Portugal. There is not very much to write about when describing a football, however I will do my best to share my opinion on this ball. Firstly my experience of this ball has been a positive one. The ball is made from an excellent leather which gains good leverage with a decent kick. This is important as some balls, no matter how hard they have been hit, will only travel a certain distance before descending. When I first bought the ball, about 6 months ago, I only used to play with it on grass, as I didnt want to scuff the leather so that the patches wore and started to ...  Read the complete review