Reporting from Herzogenaurach, Germany — To design the most technologically advanced World Cup ball in history, Adidas had to go back to a time when TV transmissions were mostly in black and ...

The 2018 World Cup ball from Adidas has aesthetic ties ... sides to bring their own soccer balls. The first-ever black-and-white ball created for ideal TV viewing. The 32 panels helped to create ...

Each World Cup, the sportswear giant Adidas designs an official ball to be used in the tournament. And small changes in the design can create significant differences in how the ball responds ...

The official ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup has been revealed ... That ball was the first to be decorated with black panels, intended to be easier to view on television. The ball has a brand ...

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is set to hit the world stage ... as the “star of television,” as it was the first ball to be decorated with black panels to stand out on black-and-white TVs, helping ...

Adidas, with the help of superstar Lionel Messi, unveiled the ball that will be used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia on Thursday ... I'm all for a ball being mostly black and white, so this ...

The Telstar Mechta replaces the black and white Telstar 18, which "paid homage to the first Adidas World Cup ball" from 1970 A new match ball will be used for the knockout stage of the World Cup ...

It features the iconic 32-panel black-and-white design that was used on balls for years to come. FIFA brought back the Telstar for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with a separate version for the ...

Official 2018 FIFA World Cup match-ball According to FIFA, the ball named “Telstar 18″ gets its name from its status as the “star of television”. The first ball to be decorated with black ...