Adidas Finale 7: UEFA Champions League Ball

Adidas unveil the new UEFA Champions League ball, the Finale 7.

The draw for the UEFA Champions League 2007/2008 was revealed in Monaco yesterday (see groups below).

At the draw, Adidas and UEFA also unveiled the new official match ball for the UEFA Champions League 2007/2008 season, the “Finale 7“. (order now from the Footy Boots Shop)

The “Finale 7” balls for the 2007/2008 season are now being delivered to the qualifying clubs, ready for their home matches. That is all but AC Milan who will continue to play with the Adidas “Finale Athens” at all their home games in honour of the club’s achievement of winning the Champions League the previous season.

Finale 7 Champions League Ball

The Adidas “Finale 7” is based on the Adidas +Teamgeist technology, a 14-panel configuration. It reduces the number of three-panel touch points by 60% and the total length of panel lines by 15%.

This helps to create a perfectly round ball, allowing great accuracy and control for for the players. The combination of the revolutionary panel shape, a new carcass construction and the thermal bonding technology provide this Official Match Ball with the best performance qualities ever.

The design of the Adidas “Finale 7” is based on the widely recognisable UEFA Champions League star ball logo and is available in orange, white and black. You can order this now from the Footy Boots Shop)

The Results of the Draw

Group A
LIVERPOOL
Porto
Marseille
Besiktas
Group B
CHELSEA
Valencia
Schalke 04
Rosenborg
Group C
REAL MADRID
Werder Bremen
Lazio
Olympiakos
Group D
AC MILAN
Benfica
Celtic
Shakhtar Donetsk
Group E
BARCELONA
Lyon
Stuttgart
Rangers
Group F
MANCHESTER UNITED
Roma
Sporting Lisbon
Dynamo Kiev
Group G
INTER MILAN
PSV Eindhoven
CSKA Moscow
Fenerbahce
Group H
ARSENAL
Sevilla/AEK Athens
Steau Bucharest
Slavia Prague