The Mitre Revolve is an

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made by

Mitre Sports International Mitre Sports International Ltd., mostly known as Mitre, is an English sports equipment manufacturer based in Wakefield. Mitre is mainly focused on association football but also providing equipment (mostly balls) for other sports. Having founded i ...

, a

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sports equipment manufacturer. It is the official ball of several football competitions, including

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, the Football League Cup, the

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and the Scottish Professional Football League. Balls used by teams in the Football League Championship, Football League One and the Scottish Premiership are all given club-specific colour schemes and the club badge is featured. A generic version of the ball is used for clubs in

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. Since 2009, a variation of the ball with a black-and-goal design has been used for the Football League Cup final. In the Scottish Premier League, the champions from the previous season use a gold-coloured ball in recognition of their status as champions. A high-visibility version of the ball was developed, in orange with a red and yellow pattern. The ball features an outer layer made from

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microfibres and composed of 26 panels, as opposed to the 32-panel designs used by Adidas and

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amongst others. It is claimed that the 26-panel design allows the ball to maintain its spherical shape better, with the seam pattern also allowing for more accurate control over the flight of the ball. Mitre also claim that this control is further enhanced by the ball's

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coating – which keeps the ball dry and provides better grip between boot and ball – and its PVC inner layers – which transfer the momentum from the player's foot to the ball with greater efficiency. The design on the ball's surface is based on thermal images of global wind patterns.

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External links

Mitre Revolve
at mitre.com Association football equipment