{"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\/fr\/sports\/puma-will-equip-spanish-laliga-with-footballs-next-season-but-what-makes-a-good-football\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA \u00e9quipera la \u201cLaLiga\u201d espagnole de ballons de football la saison prochaine - mais qu'est-ce qui fait un bon ballon ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/ PUMA fournira les ballons de football \u00e0 la \u201c Liga \u201d espagnole la saison prochaine, mais qu'est-ce qui fait un bon ballon de football ?\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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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=\"\" >Une balle parfaite ne doit pas \u00eatre trop ronde.<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >PUMA \u00e9quipera la \u201c Liga \u201d espagnole en ballons de football, mais qu'est-ce qui fait un bon ballon de football ?<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">17 avril 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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\">Il est important que nos joueurs aient des chaussures parfaitement adapt\u00e9es et des maillots qui refl\u00e8tent la culture et l'h\u00e9ritage de nos clubs.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Mais un match de football ne serait pas possible sans l'\u00e9l\u00e9ment le plus essentiel du football : le ballon.<\/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\/>\u00c0 partir de la saison 2019\/2020, PUMA fournit non seulement des chaussures et des maillots \u00e0 certains des meilleurs joueurs et \u00e9quipes du monde, mais aussi \u00e0 la Ligue espagnole de football. <strong>\u201c LaLiga \u201d,<\/strong> l'une des plus grandes ligues au monde, avec des couilles.<br\/>\n<strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Qu'est-ce qui fait un bon ballon de football ?<\/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>Il existe deux crit\u00e8res fondamentaux. Le premier concerne le vol, ou les caract\u00e9ristiques de vol. Il est \u00e9vident que le ballon ne doit pas vaciller. Le second concerne la mani\u00e8re dont les joueurs peuvent contr\u00f4ler le ballon lorsqu'ils le frappent. Il s'agit de savoir si le ballon est \u2018 mort \u2019 ou s'il permet r\u00e9ellement de r\u00e9aliser un bon tir.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Thomas Schwarz, responsable de la gestion des gammes de produits Teamsport Individual chez 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\/>Pour garantir une trajectoire parfaite, il est <strong>important que la balle ne soit pas trop \u201c ronde \u201d<\/strong> (non, vous n'avez pas mal lu).<br\/>\n<br\/>La surface de la balle doit <strong>ne pas \u00eatre trop lisse.<\/strong> Il doit pr\u00e9senter de petites indentations pour cr\u00e9er des turbulences. Sans turbulences, la balle ne volera pas droit.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<strong class=\"textStyle_description\">La particularit\u00e9 des ballons de football PUMA<\/strong>\n<br\/>Qu'est-ce que <strong>Particularit\u00e9s des ballons PUMA<\/strong> est la couche ext\u00e9rieure, qui est fournie avec un\u00a0<strong>\u201c regard en creux \u201d,<\/strong> un peu comme une balle de golf. Cela s'explique principalement par des raisons optiques, mais aussi par le fait que, dans le golf comme dans le football, la trajectoire est extr\u00eamement importante : si vous avez une structure similaire, cela donne les m\u00eames r\u00e9sultats dans le football que dans le 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\">Travailler avec les commentaires des joueurs<\/strong>\n<br\/>Voil\u00e0 pour la trajectoire parfaite. Mais comment s'assurer que le <strong>les joueurs et les gardiens de but,<\/strong> \u00cates-vous satisfait du ballon ? <strong>\u201c Lorsque nous d\u00e9veloppons un nouveau ballon, nous le faisons toujours tester par des \u00e9quipes de football. Souvent, les \u00e9quipes qui testent les ballons sont issues de la Bundesliga allemande, mais il peut \u00e9galement s'agir de l'\u00e9quipe nationale italienne, par exemple. Apr\u00e8s leurs s\u00e9ances d'entra\u00eenement, elles nous font part de leurs impressions sur la trajectoire du ballon et les sensations qu'elles ont ressenties en le frappant. \u201d <\/strong>explique Thomas.<br\/>\n<br\/>En particulier le <strong>Les gardiens de but doivent pr\u00eater attention \u00e0 la trajectoire du ballon.<\/strong> du ballon et comment ils peuvent le contr\u00f4ler, car il est crucial pour eux d'estimer o\u00f9 il va atterrir apr\u00e8s le coup de pied de but. Pour eux, il est important que le ballon vole droit. Le <strong>les joueurs veillent \u00e0 avoir une bonne sensation<\/strong>\u00a0pour le ballon et pour savoir ce qui se passe lorsqu'ils le frappent (ce qui pourrait \u00eatre g\u00eanant si le ballon vacille).<br\/>\n<br\/>La FIFA a le dernier mot : seuls les ballons homologu\u00e9s par la FIFA peuvent \u00eatre utilis\u00e9s lors des matchs officiels. Pour obtenir cette homologation, un ballon doit <strong>r\u00e9ussir sept tests,<\/strong> de l'absorption d'eau et du rebond \u00e0 sa rondeur et \u00e0 sa durabilit\u00e9.\u00a0<strong>\u201c Il faut environ deux ans pour d\u00e9velopper un ballon, depuis l'id\u00e9e initiale jusqu'au jour o\u00f9 il roule sur le terrain. \u201d<\/strong> dit 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\">L'importance d'une conception \u00e9quilibr\u00e9e<\/strong>\n<br\/>Le d\u00e9veloppement d'un ballon de football passe \u00e9galement par sa conception, bien s\u00fbr. Les concepteurs n'ont pas \u00e0 craindre les r\u00e9actions virulentes des fans sur les r\u00e9seaux sociaux, comme cela peut parfois \u00eatre le cas avec les nouveaux designs de maillots, mais un\u00a0<strong>Une conception \u00e9quilibr\u00e9e est tr\u00e8s importante.<\/strong> <strong>\u201c Si le design est asym\u00e9trique, on a l'impression visuelle que la balle vacille lorsqu'elle vole dans les airs. \u201d<\/strong> explique Thomas.<br\/>\n<br\/>En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, les ballons sont blancs avec des \u00e9l\u00e9ments color\u00e9s. Pour la \u201c LaLiga \u201d, PUMA a cr\u00e9\u00e9 deux designs diff\u00e9rents pour un ballon d'\u00e9t\u00e9 et un ballon d'hiver. <strong>\u201c \u00c0 un moment donn\u00e9, les ligues ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 utiliser des ballons orange ou jaunes en hiver. Il n'y a bien s\u00fbr pas beaucoup de neige en Espagne, mais avec le temps, il est devenu naturel de jouer avec un autre ballon \u00e0 partir du mois d'octobre. \u201d<\/strong> dit Thomas.<br\/>\n<br\/>Les ligues majeures espagnoles obtiennent environ <strong>1 000 ballons de football, environ 50 par club.<\/strong>\u00a0Le design exact des ballons PUMA reste encore secret. En ao\u00fbt, lors du match d'ouverture de la saison 2019\/2020, nous pourrons les voir rouler sur les terrains.<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>Fabrication <\/h2>\n<p>Seuls quelques ballons de football ont encore le st\u00e9r\u00e9otype <span class=\"text-style-4\">composants hexagonaux.<\/span> Les ballons de qualit\u00e9 sup\u00e9rieure comportent moins de panneaux, car plus il y a de coutures, plus le <span class=\"text-style-4\">risque d'infiltration d'eau<\/span> \u00e0 la balle.<\/p>\n<p>Autrefois, les ballons de football \u00e9taient uniquement cousus \u00e0 la main. Les panneaux hexagonaux garantissaient une bonne rondeur lors de leur assemblage. Aujourd'hui, la plupart des ballons sont compos\u00e9s de pi\u00e8ces qui sont <span class=\"text-style-4\">coll\u00e9<\/span> coll\u00e9s plut\u00f4t que cousus. Gr\u00e2ce aux nouvelles technologies, il est possible de coller des panneaux plus grands sur la housse, ce qui r\u00e9duit le nombre de coutures et donc les risques d'infiltration d'eau.<\/p>\n<p>Lorsque la technologie adh\u00e9sive est devenue populaire, PUMA a \u00e9t\u00e9 l'un des premiers fabricants \u00e0 produire des ballons de football de ce type.<\/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 est responsable de la gestion de la gamme de produits Teamsport Individual chez PUMA, o\u00f9 il travaille depuis 16 ans.<\/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 >En savoir plus sur PUMA Football<\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sports<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Evoknit \u2013 L'avenir du design des tenues de football<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tDans le pass\u00e9, vous auriez pu associer le mot \u201ctricot\u201d aux gros pulls que vous confectionnait votre tante pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9e. Aujourd'hui, il d\u00e9signe plus souvent une innovation technologique l\u00e9g\u00e8re utilis\u00e9e partout, de l'empeigne des chaussures de course \u00e0 la doublure des chaussettes.\nNous avons maintenant utilis\u00e9 cette technologie pour d\u00e9velopper un tout nouveau type de kit de football. Baptis\u00e9e evoKNIT, cette technologie offre un confort l\u00e9ger et ajust\u00e9, tout en assurant une bonne r\u00e9gulation de la temp\u00e9rature et un avantage en termes de performances pour le porteur. Il nous permet \u00e9galement de cr\u00e9er un torse sans couture, du jamais vu sur le terrain.\nMais comment un tricot peut-il r\u00e9guler la temp\u00e9rature et l'humidit\u00e9 ? La r\u00e9ponse est l'effet de pouss\u00e9e et de traction cr\u00e9\u00e9 par deux fils. Le fil le plus proche de la peau \u00e9limine rapidement la sueur du corps de l'athl\u00e8te, tandis que le fil de la couche sup\u00e9rieure repousse l'humidit\u00e9 et l'\u00e9limine compl\u00e8tement. Pour y parvenir, nous avons travaill\u00e9 avec des machines hautement techniques qui, jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, n'avaient jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 utilis\u00e9es dans l'industrie du football.\n\u00a0\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/evoknit-future-football-kit-design\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/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\/fr\/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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sports<\/a>\n\t        <h4>La meilleure chaussure de football pour ceux qui recherchent la gloire du football anglais<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tLa p\u00e9riode de No\u00ebl - calme, paisible et une pause bien m\u00e9rit\u00e9e dans le monde du travail. Alors que la plupart d'entre nous se reposent les pieds et profitent d'un temps de qualit\u00e9 avec leurs proches, nos footballeurs PUMA en Angleterre doivent travailler dur au tournant de l'ann\u00e9e.\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/we-support-our-puma-players-from-englands-top-clubs-with-special-edition-boots-around-christmas\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il est important que nos joueurs aient des chaussures parfaitement adapt\u00e9es et des maillots qui refl\u00e8tent la culture et l'h\u00e9ritage de nos clubs.<br \/>\nMais un match de football ne serait pas possible sans l'\u00e9l\u00e9ment le plus essentiel du football : le ballon.<\/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":13943,"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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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. 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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. The \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;players pay attention to having a good feel\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\u00a0for the ball and to know what happens when they kick it (which could be awkward if the ball wobbles).\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;FIFA has the final say: Only FIFA approved balls can be used in official matches. To get the approval a ball has to \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;pass seven tests,\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; from water absorption and the rebound to its roundness and durability.\u00a0\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\u201cIt takes around two years to develop a ball, from the first idea to the day the ball rolls across the pitch,\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; says Thomas.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cstrong class=\\u0022textStyle_description\\u0022\\u003eThe importance of a balanced design\\u003c\/strong\\u003e\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Developing a football is also about its design of course. 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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With new technologies, larger panels can be glued on to the cover which means fewer seams and fewer opportunities for water to soak in.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003eWhen the adhesive technology became popular, PUMA belonged to the first to produce footballs like this.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-image-single {\"migrateBlock\":true,\"title\":\"\",\"images\":[{\"width\":720,\"height\":1040,\"file\":\"2019\/04\/M1-Football.jpg\",\"filesize\":34362,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-208x300.jpg\",\"width\":208,\"height\":300,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7773},\"large\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-709x1024.jpg\",\"width\":709,\"height\":1024,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":45707},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":3760},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-8x12.jpg\",\"width\":8,\"height\":12,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":340}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":12276,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Thomas is PUMA's Head of Product Line Management Teamsport Individual and with PUMA for 16 years.\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/M1-Football.jpg\",\"title\":\"M1-Football\",\"aspect_ratio\":0.6923076923076923,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0}],\"headlines\":[\"Thomas Schwarz\"],\"showCaptions\":[true],\"portraitMode\":[true],\"image\":{\"width\":720,\"height\":1040,\"file\":\"2019\/04\/M1-Football.jpg\",\"filesize\":34362,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-208x300.jpg\",\"width\":208,\"height\":300,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7773},\"large\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-709x1024.jpg\",\"width\":709,\"height\":1024,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":45707},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":3760},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"M1-Football-8x12.jpg\",\"width\":8,\"height\":12,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":340}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":12276,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Thomas is PUMA's Head of Product Line Management Teamsport Individual and with PUMA for 16 years.\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/M1-Football.jpg\",\"title\":\"M1-Football\",\"aspect_ratio\":0.6923076923076923,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"style\":\"Narrow\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"More on PUMA Football\",\"width\":\"Wide\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-article-multi {\"migrateBlock\":true,\"numArticles\":2,\"title\":\"More on PUMA Football\",\"icon\":\"\",\"manualArticles\":[{\"id\":3085},{\"id\":10886}],\"mode\":\"manual\",\"aspect\":\"1\"} \/-->","title":"PUMA \u00e9quipera la \"LaLiga\" espagnole de ballons de football la saison prochaine - 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