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The Adidas Finale is a brand of football made by Adidas.It is the current official football of the UEFA Champions League and Women's Champions League; after Adidas took over the contract of official supplier from Nike in 2000.
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
In May 2013, [75] it was decided that, starting from the 2015–16 season (and continuing at least for the three-year cycle until the 2017–18 season), the winners of the previous season's UEFA Europa League would qualify for the UEFA Champions League, entering at least the play-off round, and entering the group stage if the berth reserved for ...
The official match ball for the 2010 Champions League final, the Adidas Finale Madrid, was unveiled on 9 March 2010. It was the tenth ball to use the "Starball" design that had become synonymous with the UEFA Champions League. Each of the stars on the ball featured an element of the logos of each of the last 10 Champions League finals, drawn in ...
Adidas is one of the official sponsors of the UEFA Champions League, and the Adidas Finale is the competition's official match ball. [59] Along with the Adidas Predator boot, Adidas manufactures the adiPure range of football boots. Adidas provides clothing and equipment for all teams in Major League Soccer (MLS).
An example of the Adidas balls used in the final on display in London in 2024.. For Manchester City, this was their third European final and second UEFA Champions League final appearance; they won the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final but lost the 2021 UEFA Champions League final 1–0 to Chelsea, who were the most recent new European champions, having won in 2012.
As UEFA's representative at the Club World Cup, Manchester United entered the tournament at the semi-final stage, where they beat 2008 AFC Champions League winners Gamba Osaka 5–3. [125] They then beat 2008 Copa Libertadores winners LDU Quito 1–0 in the final to become the first English club to win the competition. [126]
He also reached a record total of six Champions League finals. Bob Paisley was the first manager to win the title three times, all with Liverpool. Zinedine Zidane is the only manager to have won titles in three consecutive years, all with Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola won three titles in 2009, 2011 and 2023, with Barcelona and Manchester City.