Official Ball Supplier

Official Ball Supplier

An official ball supplier is a company that is contracted and licensed to be the exclusive supplier of match balls (game balls) for a specific sporting league.

Contents

Listing of Official Ball Suppliers

Sport League Official Ball Supplier Terms of Contract Previous Suppliers Notes
American football National Football League (NFL) Wilson Sporting Goods[1] 1941-present Spalding F1100 "The Duke"
Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) Rawlings[2] unknown-present Spalding (NL), Reach (AL)
Basketball National Basketball Association (NBA) Spalding[3] 1983–present[4] Wilson
Association football International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Adidas[5] 1970–present[6] Slazenger (1966) JABULANI
Association football Major League Soccer (MLS) Adidas[7] 2004-2018[8] Puma[9] (2003–2004)
Association football Premier League Nike[10] unknown Mitre Nike Total 90 Ascente

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.wilson.com/wilson/football/all_balls.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673971282&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302755925
  2. ^ http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1910128
  3. ^ http://www.nba.com/news/blackbox_060628.html
  4. ^ http://www.nba.com/news/blackbox_060628.html
  5. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1143498.html
  6. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1143498.html
  7. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/promotions/adidas_insider/
  8. ^ http://web.mlsnet.com/mls/promotions/adidas_insider/
  9. ^ http://www.mlsnet.com/about/rules.jsp?rule=2
  10. ^ http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~1736742,00.html/

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