- Adidas Roteiro
Roteiro is the official ball of the
UEFA 2004 European Football Championship . Roteiro means route in Portuguese and is a reference to the discoveries made by the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th century. It is made byAdidas and it was presented in1 December 2003 inLisbon ,Portugal .The balls
For the first time in a major football tournament, every single ball at the Euro 2004 was personalized to each game. The Roteiro balls had inscribed the name of the teams playing, the date, the name of the stadium and the longitude and latitude of the center spot of the pitch. It was the first ball to feature an innovative thermal-bonding production technique developed by Adidas. Adidas supplied 2,300 balls for games and training sessions for the tournament.
Technical information
* Thermal bonded panel edges. Special adhesive for durability and water resistance. No stitching.
* Panel design: Syntactic PU surface material for maximum abrasion resistance.
* Innovative carcass technology
* High-grade natural latex bladderee also
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Fevernova
*Adidas Finale
*Teamgeist
*History of association football balls External links
* [http://www.soccerballworld.com/Roteiro.htm Information and pictures of the ball]
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