“Some people are on the pitch. They think it’s all over. It is now!” The famous line uttered by TV commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme as Geoff Hurst smashed in England’s 4th goal against Germany in the 1966 World Cup final.
The 1966 World Cup line up, England Vs Germany and the World Cup Match Balls
Being England’s only major tournament success for about a gazillion years, virtually every detail of that game and moment of trivia is regularly discussed by England fans, desperate for another World Cup victory.
But ask which company made the famous amber ball for that game and you might be surprised by the answer. Not Nike, not adidas, not Umbro, Reebok or Mitre. The answer is in fact Slazenger.
Much more famous for providing the balls at Wimbledon (that’s the All England Championships, not AFC Wimbledon) Slazenger won the right to provide the balls for the 1966 World Cup after a blind test of entries from a number of sports companies.
And in this World Cup year, they’ve decided to release a limited edition replica of the ball that was so clearly seen by the Russian linesman!
Apparently, it’s a bit lighter than the original, despite being made up of 25 panels and genuine hand stitched leather and price wise it’s being retailed at £19.66 (clever eh?)
haha loving the price 😉
nice, wouldnt have expected slazenger, really good idea, and should sell alot for that price, and its a quality idea to have the price as that 😛
where can a person buy one of these?
where can I buy this ball?
I’ve found out that they are ready middle end of may and you can email this guy [email protected]
Where can I get one of these?
Where can buy 1966 Slazengee’s ball?? Many thanks
for helping.
you can now buy the football at http://www.Stuartslondon.com
I just got mine and they dont have many in stock.
How many of the limited edition balls have been produced ?