Nike release remake of iconic Premier League ball for rest of season
The Premier League will use a remake of a classic Nike football for the rest of the current season.
Nike have released a new version of the T90 Aerow I, which was used during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons and became iconic for it's blue rings surrounding the Nike swoosh on a white background.
The Premier League uses multiple designs of football across the course of each campaign and this new take on an old classic will replace the current Hi-Vis winter ball as the country heads into spring.
It will make its debut on Wednesday night when league leaders Liverpool travel to Champions League-chasing Aston Villa and will be the final ball created for the Premier League by Nike.
Having designed the footballs for the English top tier for the past 25 years, Nike will be replaced by Puma as the official ball supplier from the 2025-26 season, so they've decided to go out in style.
The classic T90 blue rings have had some new details added to bring them in line with the Nike Flight balls currently used, including grooves in the casing which according to the current jargon that comes every time a new football is released 'allows the air to travel seamlessly around it delivering truer flight' while a shorter seam length allegedly 'allows for a sweeter touch.'
Fans will be far more interested in the looks of the ball, which mirrors those 2004-05 and 2005-06 campaigns that saw Jose Mourinho's Chelsea win back-to-back Premier League titles.
Legends of the game such as Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, John Terry and Steven Gerrard were strutting their stuff at that time, ensuring a nostalgia-fest for those old enough to remember.
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