News
MON 10.04.2017
Nike has been the official ball supplier to LaLiga since the 1996/97 season, and to pay tribute to these 20 years LaLiga launched a new section on its website today tracking the evolution of the balls which have made history in the best league in the world during this time.
The LaLiga Ball Hub, hosted on www.laliga.es, provides a digital collection of the balls which have marked Spanish football. From the NK GEO 850 – placed in service two decades ago – through to this season's newly introduced Ordem 4, users can embark on a journey to familiarise themselves with the technical characteristics of each and every ball and the technology behind them, as well as some interesting statistics in terms of the number of goals scored and the number of passes made with them.
LaLiga struck up its relationship with Nike in the 1996/97 season with the legendary Nike NK 350 GEO – an instant hit due to its innovative design for the times. Since then, Nike has introduced significant innovations to the balls used in Spanish top-flight football, such as the DART (Dynamic Acceleration Response and Touch) system permitting a faster game first incorporated into the Nike Geo Merlin. The most recent innovation came this season with the Nike Ordem 4 Hi-Vis, the most advanced ball in Nike's history, with its combination of colours optimised for this time of year to vastly improve visual perception.
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