Every four years when the World Cup rolls around, adidas release a new match ball to coincide with football's showpiece event. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is no different with the sportswear giant ...

Adidas has supplied balls for the World Cup since 1970. Through 2002, each ball was made with the iconic 32-panel construction. The 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal panels were traditionally made of ...

Twelve cameras positioned inside the World Cup stadiums will track the "Al Rihla" – adidas’ official match ball for Qatar 2022 – and up to 29 data points of each individual player’s limbs ...

Sialkot, a city in northeast Pakistan, produces about 70% of the world’s supply—including Adidas’s Al Rihla, the official ball of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Ever since Adidas introduced the Teamgeist for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, it has felt like it has tried to outdo itself and create a ball that is wilder and more unpredictable than the last ...

The ball for the 2022 World Cup is named Al Rihla -which means 'the journey' in Arabic. It's inspired by several elements of Qatari culture including the language, architecture, iconic boats and ...