With each new football season comes a brand new football - welcome to the T90 Ascente.
Question: How do you make football more exciting?
Answer: Introduce a ball that offers players a larger sweet spot, longer range, improved visibility and better accuracy and speed.
That’s what Nike have done with the new Premier League Ball.
It’s called the T90 Ascente and will be used for the 2009 / 10 season in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.
Left to right the T90 Ascente for the Serie A, Premier League and La Liga.
Features of the new Premier League Ball
360 Sweet Spot
The T90 Ascente has a sweet spot all around the ball, so wherever the ball is struck, its performance should be consistent.
It’s due to the design of the panels, with each of them having the same amount of pressure.
Longer Range
In tests, the new Premier League ball travelled two ball lengths further than last years football.
This is a result of a three layer construction of the ball, perhaps the only positive that goalkeepers can look forward to.
Increased Visibility
It’s obviously vitally important to be able to view the ball at all times.
That’s why the patterning on the T90 Ascente aids visibility by creating a flicker effect when the ball is travelling.
Higher Accuracy
Tested in wind tunnels, this balls new texture reduces drag, making the strike go where you hit it.
Bound to help the strikers and free-kick specialists, not ideal for some of the Footy Boots team ….
Greater Speed
Another lab test suggests that an increase of 2.4% can be achieved with the t90 Ascente.
Once again due to the three layer construction.
View the video story behind the Nike T90 Ascente football at Football Boots TV
Premier League Ball Pledge
Nike have passed one of the new footballs around their stable of sponsored players, asking each of them to sign the new T90 Ascente and to add their pledge for the forthcoming season.
Want to see the pro’s pledges? Arsenal Pledge - Manchester United Pledge
What’s your pledge for the new term? More goals? Win your league? Improve your heading ability? Let us know in the comments section below.
View the video story behind the Nike T90 Ascente football. Football Boots TV
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July 1st, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Finally Nike made a really good ball.
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:06 am
looks cheap compared to adidas footballs, at least all nike sponsored players wont have to complain about the performance of the ball.
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:03 pm
a nike esta de parabens por fazer essa bola.a nike e a melhor marca de mareial esportivo do mundo:
July 21st, 2008 at 10:52 am
i have a ball like this but the design is alittle different is it the same onE?
May 16th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
i also have a ball but a bit different with the design
August 14th, 2009 at 10:42 am
Pledge: To hit a 30 yard screamer!
August 14th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
were they watching transformers when creating the outside design?
August 14th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Pledge : To be undefeated
August 15th, 2009 at 2:03 am
YES
August 16th, 2009 at 7:37 am
Pledge to complete 80% of my passes this season.
The outside of the ball is funny looking but well all get used to it soon..
October 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
WOw wow wow.kren brow