U13 2012

(We sure hope it has more panels than shown above and it does not become another disaster like the Jabulani ball)

Have you bought your tickets to the beautiful soccer-crazy country?

The name of the ball for the 2014 WC in Brazil has been chosen: Brazuca

The ball will be called the “adidas Brazuca” following a public vote by over one million Brazilian fans. The name received 70 per cent of the vote.

Adidas took inspiration from elements of Brazilian culture to come up with a shortlist of three possible names for the ball. In addition to the eventual winner Brazuca, there were two more options – Bossa Nova and Carnavalesca.

For the past three weeks, Brazilian football fans have been voting for their favourite name in their thousands. This is the first time that fans have been directly involved in the naming of the FIFA World Cup ball.

The term “brazuca” is used by Brazilians to describe national pride in the Brazilian way of life. Mirroring their approach to soccer, it symbolises emotion, pride and goodwill to all, typical attributes of Brazilians.

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