The Premier League has unveiled the new balls that will be used in the new 2022/23 season.
On the day that they announced the fixture for the upcoming season, the Premier League also unveiled the new Nike Flight match ball which will be used next season. It is a cool tribute to the ball used in the very first Premier League season, 30 years ago.
Celebrating 30 years of the Premier League and inspired by the first ball, this is the new Premier League ball for the upcoming season! pic.twitter.com/9IIb8D6Ehy
— Classic Football Shirts (@classicshirts) June 16, 2022
The third edition of Nike’s Flight design, the new ball contains the same specs as its predecessors. This includes AerowSculpt technology, which is aimed at improving consistency and giving it a truer flight.
Nike claims that the Flight ball offers improved aerodynamics through a revolutionary design.
Inspired by the first #PL season, 30 years ago ⏪
The new 2022/23 Nike Flight #PL Ball. Out 15 July. pic.twitter.com/nhahTKCIQT
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 16, 2022
The new season will mark Nike’s 23rd term as the official ball supplier for the Premier League, with Mitre fulfilling the role from 1992 to 2000.