{"id":12261,"date":"2019-04-17T09:04:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T07:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=12261"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:59:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:59:31","slug":"puma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA equipar\u00e1 a \u201cLaLiga\u201d espa\u00f1ola con balones la pr\u00f3xima temporada, pero \u00bfqu\u00e9 hace que un bal\u00f3n sea bueno?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n        PUMA equipar\u00e1 a \u201cLaLiga\u201d espa\u00f1ola con balones la pr\u00f3xima temporada, pero \u00bfqu\u00e9 hace que un bal\u00f3n sea bueno?\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/H1-Football.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fpuma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fpuma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fpuma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Un bal\u00f3n perfecto no debe ser demasiado redondo<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >PUMA equipar\u00e1 a \u201cLaLiga\u201d espa\u00f1ola con balones de f\u00fatbol, pero \u00bfqu\u00e9 hace que un bal\u00f3n sea bueno?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">17 de abril de 2019 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;PUMA will equip Spanish \\&quot;LaLiga\\&quot; with footballs next season - but what makes a good football?&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Boots that fit our players perfectly and jerseys that reflect our clubs\\u2019 culture and heritage are important.\\nBut a football match wouldn\\u2019t be possible without the\\u00a0most essential element in football:the ball.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/puma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fpuma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fpuma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Las botas que se ajustan perfectamente a nuestros jugadores y las camisetas que reflejan la cultura y el patrimonio de nuestros clubes son importantes.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Pero un partido de f\u00fatbol no ser\u00eda posible sin el elemento m\u00e1s esencial del f\u00fatbol: el bal\u00f3n.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>A partir de la temporada 2019\/2020, PUMA no solo equipa con botas y camisetas a algunos de los mejores jugadores y equipos del mundo, sino que la Liga Espa\u00f1ola de F\u00fatbol <strong>\u201cLaLiga\u201d,<\/strong> una de las mayores ligas del mundo, con pelotas.<br\/>\n<strong class=\"textStyle_description\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 hace que un bal\u00f3n sea bueno?<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Hay dos criterios elementales. Uno es el vuelo, o la caracter\u00edstica de vuelo. Obviamente, el bal\u00f3n no debe tambalearse. El otro tiene que ver con la forma en que los jugadores manejan el bal\u00f3n cuando lo patean. Se trata de saber si el bal\u00f3n est\u00e1 \u2018muerto\u2019 o si realmente resulta un buen tiro.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Thomas Schwarz, Jefe de Gesti\u00f3n de la L\u00ednea de Productos Teamsport Individual de PUMA <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Para garantizar una trayectoria perfecta es <strong>importante que el bal\u00f3n no sea demasiado \u201credondo\u201d<\/strong> (no, no ha le\u00eddo mal).<br\/>\n<br\/>La superficie del bal\u00f3n debe <strong>no sea demasiado suave.<\/strong> Tiene que tener peque\u00f1as hendiduras para que se produzcan turbulencias de aire. Si no hay turbulencias de aire, la pelota no volar\u00e1 recta.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Lo especial de los balones PUMA<\/strong>\n<br\/>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el <strong>especial sobre balones PUMA<\/strong> es la capa exterior, que viene con un\u00a0<strong>\u201cmirada de hoyuelo\u201d,<\/strong> no muy diferente de una pelota de golf. Ello obedece principalmente a razones \u00f3pticas, pero tambi\u00e9n al hecho de que, tanto en el golf como en el f\u00fatbol, el vuelo y la trayectoria son extremadamente cruciales: si se tiene una estructura similar, ello provoca los mismos resultados en el f\u00fatbol que en el golf.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G1-Football.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Trabajar con las opiniones de los jugadores<\/strong>\n<br\/>Hasta aqu\u00ed la trayectoria perfecta. Pero \u00bfc\u00f3mo nos aseguramos de que la <strong>jugadores y los porteros,<\/strong> \u00bfest\u00e1n contentos con el bal\u00f3n? <strong>\u201cCuando desarrollamos un bal\u00f3n nuevo, siempre tenemos equipos de f\u00fatbol que lo prueban. A menudo, los equipos que prueban los balones son de la Bundesliga alemana, pero tambi\u00e9n de la selecci\u00f3n italiana, por ejemplo. Despu\u00e9s de sus entrenamientos, nos dan su opini\u00f3n sobre c\u00f3mo vuela el bal\u00f3n y qu\u00e9 se siente al patearlo\u201d.\u201d <\/strong>explica Thomas.<br\/>\n<br\/>Especialmente el <strong>los porteros prestan atenci\u00f3n a la trayectoria de vuelo<\/strong> del bal\u00f3n y c\u00f3mo pueden manejarlo, porque para ellos es crucial calcular d\u00f3nde cae despu\u00e9s del saque de puerta. Para ellos es importante que el bal\u00f3n vuele recto. El sitio <strong>los jugadores prestan atenci\u00f3n a tener un buen tacto<\/strong>\u00a0para el bal\u00f3n y saber qu\u00e9 ocurre cuando lo patean (lo que podr\u00eda ser inc\u00f3modo si el bal\u00f3n se tambalea).<br\/>\n<br\/>La FIFA tiene la \u00faltima palabra: S\u00f3lo los balones aprobados por la FIFA pueden utilizarse en partidos oficiales. Para obtener la aprobaci\u00f3n, un bal\u00f3n debe <strong>superar siete pruebas,<\/strong> desde la absorci\u00f3n de agua y el rebote hasta su redondez y durabilidad.\u00a0<strong>\u201cSe tardan unos dos a\u00f1os en desarrollar un bal\u00f3n, desde la primera idea hasta el d\u00eda en que rueda por el campo\u201d.\u201d<\/strong> dice Thomas.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong class=\"textStyle_description\">La importancia de un dise\u00f1o equilibrado<\/strong>\n<br\/>El desarrollo de un bal\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n tiene que ver con su dise\u00f1o, por supuesto. Los dise\u00f1adores no tienen por qu\u00e9 temer la agitaci\u00f3n de los aficionados en las redes sociales, como puede ocurrir a veces con los nuevos dise\u00f1os de camisetas, pero un\u00a0<strong>El dise\u00f1o equilibrado es muy importante.<\/strong> <strong>\u201cSi el dise\u00f1o es unilateral se tiene la impresi\u00f3n visual de que el bal\u00f3n se tambalea cuando vuela por el aire\u201d.\u201d<\/strong> explica Thomas.<br\/>\n<br\/>Normalmente, los balones son blancos con elementos coloridos. Para \u201cLaLiga\u201d, PUMA cre\u00f3 dos dise\u00f1os diferentes para un bal\u00f3n de verano y otro de invierno. <strong>\u201cEn alg\u00fan momento, las ligas empezaron a utilizar balones naranjas o amarillos en invierno. No habr\u00e1 mucha nieve en Espa\u00f1a, por supuesto, pero con el paso del tiempo se convirti\u00f3 en algo natural jugar con otro bal\u00f3n a partir de octubre\u201d.\u201d<\/strong> dice Thomas.<br\/>\n<br\/>Las ligas espa\u00f1olas de primera divisi\u00f3n se aproximan <strong>1.000 balones, unos 50 por club.<\/strong>\u00a0C\u00f3mo ser\u00e1n exactamente los balones PUMA es todav\u00eda un secreto. En agosto, en el partido inaugural de la temporada 2019\/2020, podremos verlos rodar por los campos.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Fabricaci\u00f3n <\/h2>\n<p>Son muy pocos los balones que conservan el estereotipo de la <span class=\"text-style-4\">componentes hexagonales.<\/span> Los balones de calidad superior constan de menos paneles, ya que cuantas m\u00e1s costuras, mayor ser\u00e1 el <span class=\"text-style-4\">riesgo de que el agua penetre<\/span> a la pelota.<\/p>\n<p>En el pasado, los balones se cos\u00edan \u00fanicamente a mano. Los paneles hexagonales garantizaban una buena redondez al coserlos. Hoy en d\u00eda, la mayor\u00eda de los balones se componen de piezas que se <span class=\"text-style-4\">pegado<\/span> juntos en lugar de cosidos. Con las nuevas tecnolog\u00edas, se pueden pegar paneles m\u00e1s grandes a la cubierta, lo que significa menos costuras y menos oportunidades para que el agua se filtre.<\/p>\n<p>Cuando la tecnolog\u00eda adhesiva se populariz\u00f3, PUMA fue una de las primeras en producir balones de este tipo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/M1-Football.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Thomas es Jefe de Gesti\u00f3n de la L\u00ednea de Productos Teamsport Individual de PUMA y lleva 16 a\u00f1os en PUMA.<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >M\u00e1s sobre PUMA F\u00fatbol<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti2 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/evoknit-future-football-kit-design\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"3085\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Evoknit_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Evoknit - El futuro del dise\u00f1o de equipaciones de f\u00fatbol<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tEn el pasado, es posible que asociara la palabra \u201cpunto\u201d con los pesados jerseys que le hac\u00eda su t\u00eda favorita. Ahora, describe m\u00e1s a menudo una innovaci\u00f3n tecnol\u00f3gica ligera que se utiliza en cualquier lugar, desde la parte superior de las zapatillas de correr hasta el forro de los calcetines.\nAhora hemos utilizado esta tecnolog\u00eda para desarrollar un nuevo tipo de equipaci\u00f3n de f\u00fatbol. Con el nombre de evoKNIT, ofrece una comodidad ligera y ajustada a la forma, adem\u00e1s de una buena regulaci\u00f3n de la temperatura y una ventaja de rendimiento para el usuario. Adem\u00e1s, permite crear un torso sin costuras nunca visto sobre el terreno de juego.\nPero, \u00bfc\u00f3mo puede un tejido de punto regular la temperatura y la humedad? La respuesta es el efecto push-pull creado por dos hilos. El hilo m\u00e1s cercano a la piel elimina r\u00e1pidamente el sudor del cuerpo del atleta, mientras que el hilo de la capa superior empuja la humedad y la elimina por completo. Para lograrlo, trabajamos con maquinaria altamente t\u00e9cnica que hasta ahora nunca se hab\u00eda utilizado en la industria del f\u00fatbol.\n\u00a0\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/evoknit-future-football-kit-design\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/we-support-our-puma-players-from-englands-top-clubs-with-special-edition-boots-around-christmas\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"10886\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/H1-Glory-Pack.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t        <h4>La mejor bota de f\u00fatbol para los que buscan la gloria del f\u00fatbol ingl\u00e9s<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tNavidad: calma, paz y un merecido descanso del ajetreado mundo laboral. Mientras que la mayor\u00eda de nosotros nos relajamos y disfrutamos de tiempo de calidad con nuestros seres queridos, nuestros jugadores de f\u00fatbol PUMA en Inglaterra tienen que trabajar duro con el cambio de a\u00f1o.\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/we-support-our-puma-players-from-englands-top-clubs-with-special-edition-boots-around-christmas\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las botas que se ajustan perfectamente a nuestros jugadores y las camisetas que reflejan la cultura y el patrimonio de nuestros clubes son importantes.<br \/>\nPero un partido de f\u00fatbol no ser\u00eda posible sin el elemento m\u00e1s esencial del f\u00fatbol: el bal\u00f3n.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":13942,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-12261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":12261,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2019-04-17 09:04:28","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-17 07:04:28","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2019\/04\/H1-Football.jpg\",\"filesize\":235035,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"H1-Football-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":15229},\"large\":{\"file\":\"H1-Football-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":139328},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"H1-Football-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7696},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"H1-Football-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":82937},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"H1-Football-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":480}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":12263,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/H1-Football.jpg\",\"title\":\"H1-Football\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"A perfect ball must not be too round\",\"content\":\"PUMA will equip Spanish \\u0022LaLiga\\u0022 with footballs - but what makes a good football?\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eBoots that fit our players perfectly and jerseys that reflect our clubs\u2019 culture and heritage are important.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eBut a football match wouldn\u2019t be possible without the\u00a0most essential element in football:the ball.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;From the 2019\/2020 season, PUMA not only equips some of the world\u2019s best players and teams with boots and jerseys, but the Spanish Football League \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cLaLiga\u201d,\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; one of the biggest leagues in the world, with balls.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u003cstrong class=\\u0022textStyle_description\\u0022\\u003eWhat makes a good football?\\u003c\/strong\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cp\\u003eThere are two elementary criteria. One is the flight, or the flying characteristic. Obviously, the ball must not wobble. The other thing is about how the players can handle the ball when they kick it. That\u2019s about whether the ball is \u2018dead\u2019 or whether it really results in a good shot.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cbr\/\\u003e\\u003cbr\/\\u003eThomas Schwarz, PUMA\u2019s Head of Product Line Management Teamsport Individual \",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"quote\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;To ensure a perfect trajectory it is \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;important that the ball is not too \u201cround\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; (no, you did not misread).\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;The ball\u2019s surface must \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;not be too smooth.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; It has to have small indentations to get air turbulence. 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But how do we make sure that the \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;players, and the goal keepers,\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; are happy with the ball? \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cWhen we develop a new ball, we always have football teams testing it. Often the teams testing the balls are in the German Bundesliga, but also the Italian National Team for example. After their training sessions, they give us feedback on how the ball was flying and how it felt kicking it,\u201d \\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;explains Thomas.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Especially the \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;goal keepers pay attention to the flight path\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; of the ball and how they can handle it, because it\u2019s crucial for them to estimate where it comes down after the goal kick. For them it\u2019s important that the ball flies straight. 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The designers don\u2019t have to fear upheaval from fans on social media, as can sometimes be the case with new jersey designs but a\u00a0\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;balanced design is very important.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cIf the design is one-sided you have the visual impression that the ball is wobbling when it flies through the air,\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; explains Thomas.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Usually, balls are white with colorful elements. For \u201cLaLiga\u201d, PUMA created two different designs for a summer and a winter ball. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cAt some point, the leagues started to use orange or yellow balls in winter. There won\u2019t be much snow in Spain of course, but over the course of time it became natural to play with another ball from October onwards,\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; says Thomas.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Spain\u2019s top-flight leagues get roughly \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;1.000 footballs, around 50 per club.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u00a0What the PUMA footballs will look like exactly is still a secret. 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