No more Nike, English FA will adopt Mitre balls

Next English football season is about to start: waiting for the official Premier League's debut (next August 10th will play Manchester United and Leicester), on August 5th it's just time for the first interesting match between strong clubs: Manchester City and Chelsea will fight for the first trophy of the season, the Community Shield.

The clash between Sarri's and Guardiola's teams will be also the occasion to watch for the first time the new ball produced by Mitre, the historical English brand that will take over Nike: English Football Association decide to broke his contract with the American giant signing for the brand born in Huddersfield until 2020. The confirmation of the deal arrives directly from the FA Group Commercial and Marketing Director, who said: “We are delighted to announce this exciting new partnership with Mitre. We seek to maintain the highest of standards across all of our competitions, and it is fitting that we have chosen a manufacturer with a history of excellence as our official football supplier for the next three seasons". The new model called Mitre Delta Max will be used in six different competitions: Emirates FA Cup, SSE Women's FA Cup, FA Women's Championship, The Buildbase FA Trophy e The Buildbase FA Vase.