Balls Always a Sore Spot

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With the new Europass, Adidas touts "revolutionary Thermal Bonding Technology" and "new PSC-Texture surface structure." It also raves about a "unique outer skin (that) improves power transmission."

"Everything that is new in football today is to hurt us," Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo said. "Nothing is done for our benefit."

"It can change from moving left to right at every moment," Poland midfielder Mariusz Lewandowski said. "You can see for yourself that it does weird things."

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Balls Always a Sore Spot

New event, new ball, new controversy

By Raf Casert

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- "The ball is round" is just about the worst cliche in football. It means the game -- and life by extension -- is unpredictable.

The way they make balls now, ever more so....

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