{"id":24816,"date":"2026-02-26T00:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/24816\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T00:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:33:06","slug":"champions-league-official-match-ball-unveiled-for-2026-womens-final-in-oslo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/24816\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League Official Match Ball Unveiled For 2026 Women&#8217;s Final In Oslo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adidas unveiled the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efcfootball.com\/en\/news\/adidas-unveils-official-match-ball-for-2026-uefa-womens-champions-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Champions League match ball<\/a> for the 2026 UEFA Women&#8217;s Champions League final in Oslo, sporting a bold Nordic-inspired design celebrating the host city&#8217;s identity as &#8220;Tigerstaden&#8221; \u2014 the Tiger City.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/uefa-champions-league-sets-2025-26-uwcl-league-phase-matches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">UWCL final<\/a> is set for May 23rd at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, marking the first time Norway has hosted a women&#8217;s final. <\/p>\n<p>The ball features striking red metallic panels with silver stars and intricate Nordic graphics. <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/nwsl-star-trinity-rodman-debuts-player-edition-adidas-cleats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Adidas<\/a> also incorporated tiger motifs throughout the design as a nod to Oslo&#8217;s nickname, while silver elements resemble protective shields and interlocking armor.<\/p>\n<p>Adidas drew inspiration from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/43004071\/The_Nordic_Shield_Maidens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nordic Shield Maidens<\/a>, legendary warriors who embodied strength and courage. The design also references &#8220;Skjaldborg,&#8221; a shield formation symbolizing unity and resilience. Both themes subsequently celebrate the evolution of modern women&#8217;s football.<\/p>\n<p>Adidas Performance branding and the UEFA Women&#8217;s Champions League trophy logo complete the design in bold blue hues, creating contemporary contrast against the metallic red base.<\/p>\n<p>The structure represents updated Adidas technology. Seamless, thermally bonded construction delivers precision and consistency in all match conditions, while a textured surface enhances grip and control for top-level play.<\/p>\n<p>The ball debuted during this month&#8217;s first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/dominant-2025-26-champions-league-runs-set-up-quarterfinal-derbies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">knockout phase play-offs<\/a>, with teams set to use the official ball in the matches leading up to the Oslo final.<\/p>\n<p>How to buy the official Adidas Champions League match football<\/p>\n<p>The Champions League match ball is now available for purchase at selected adidas retail stores and online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adidas.com\/us\/uefa-womens-champions-league-league-ball\/JW1326.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">adidas.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adidas unveiled the official Champions League match ball for the 2026 UEFA Women&#8217;s Champions League final in Oslo,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24817,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[16271,16272,16273,157,156,16274],"class_list":{"0":"post-24816","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oslo","8":"tag-2025-26-champions-league","9":"tag-2025-26-champions-league-final","10":"tag-adidas","11":"tag-norway","12":"tag-oslo","13":"tag-uwcl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}