The EFL have a new football supplier.
After 45 years, the EFL are changing the ball supplier, as the league relationship
with Mitre comes to a end.
In its place, the new ball supplier will be Puma, with the EFL agreeing a £1m deal,
which will see the German Manufacturer supply footballs for all competitions,
over the next 3 years.
They say the ball " Incorporates the Latest Technology developed by Puma ", & is
" Designed to complement the Variety of styles on show across the EFL ".
They also claim the " Traditional White footballs ", feature the colours of the EFL logo
& " Custom Acceleration Graphics to showcase the explosive speed of the ball
when moving ".
There will be special made balls in colours of the competitions [Both Green], for
the Carabao Cup & Papa Johns Trophy, plus crucially a yellow version has been made
for games played in poor visibility.
Puma also supply footballs for Spain La Liga.
Fact for anyone interested -
Puma was started by Rudolf Dassier, whose brother Adolf [Adi] founded Adidas,
when their relationship deteriorated, having previously jointly run a shoe company,
prior to their split in 1948.
Both brothers done well for themselves.



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