2008 European Cup soccer match between Austria and Switzerland

At the draw ceremony for the final stage of the 2008 European Football Championship, Adidas issued the "European Pass" for the 2008 European Football Championship to the world. Different from the previous football, the new ball adopts a non-smooth skin design, which enables players to better control the trajectory of football in the game. Next summer, 16 European teams will take the "European Pass" and embark on the last leg of the European Cup.

The European Pass is mainly composed of four colors: white, black, red and silver. The classic white is inlaid with black spots, which makes people miss the black and white football world forever; The addition of silver and red dynamic arc patterns is not only full of modernity, but also perfectly reflects the color of the host; At the same time, the flag of the host country is also displayed on the football in a circular arrangement. The watermark pattern on the black round leather of 12 respectively shows the meaning given to football by the European Cup: passion, friendship, sports, training, fans and victory.

Like the "Team Star" of the 2006 World Cup, Eurolink still adopts brand-new special-shaped blocks and seamless pressing technology, reducing the number of football spherical blocks to 14 in an unprecedented way. More importantly, unlike the smooth skin making in the past, EUROPASS adopted a brand-new PSC-Texture technology for the first time, and the surface cortex adopted a unique texture design, which greatly improved the transmission, rotation and accuracy of football in different weather conditions. For the goalkeeper, the non-smooth skin also increases the grip between the goalkeeper's gloves and the ball. Large-scale comparative experiments in Loughborough University in England and Adidas Laboratory in Schinfeld, Germany have proved this point.

The European Cup soccer tournament named "European Pass" means a pass between Austria and Switzerland, the two host countries of the 2008 European Championship. At the same time, it also shows the cooperation of the players on the court every time. Last but not least, it emphasizes the spirit of mutual cooperation between fans who travel back and forth between Austria and Switzerland to watch the game.

Detailed indicators of "European Pass"

1. weight. The weight of European pass is between 44 1-444 grams, and FIFA's requirements for match balls are between 420-445 grams.

2. Circumferential parameters. The European pass is between 69.0 and 69.25cm, and the FIFA standard is between 68.5 and 69.5cm..

3. Deformation parameters. The biggest difference between Europe and Europe does not exceed 1%, and the FIFA standard does not exceed 1.5%.

4. Water absorption performance parameters. It is said in Europe that the weight of the sphere will not increase by 4.5%, and the FIFA standard is that it will not increase by 10%.

5. Resistance to fecal parameters. The European Pass is 50 km/h with 3,500 hits, while the FIFA standard is 50 km/h with 2,000 hits.

6. Rebound performance parameters. The European Pass shall not exceed 2 cm, and the FIFA standard shall not exceed 10 cm.