According to Nike, the new Flight ball is "a revolution in football aerodynamics," delivering 30 percent "truer flight" than in its predecessor, the Nike Merlin ball that was introduced in 2018.

The Flight ball also repurposes Nike’s All Conditions Control 3D ink, using the details to sit in line with the ball’s intricately-placed “micro flaps” along the Nike AerowSculpt.

That's why Nike consulted over 800 professional athletes, including non-Nike sponsored athletes, and spent eight years researching before crafting the Nike Flight ball, unveiled globally on Monday.

The Nike Flight ball uses the 3D ink layout to strategically print “micro flaps” along Nike AerowSculpt, dragging off of aerospace principles and further optimizing aerodynamic stability.

The Nike Flight ball is available now from the Nike web store, with the season slated to begin on September 12. In other sports news, take a look at Nike’s recent kit designs for AS Roma and ...

The Premier League is set to end a 25-year partnership with Nike and turn to Puma as its official match ball supplier. The English top flight’s existing contract with Nike expires in 2025.

The ball has 40 per cent fewer seams than Nike's last models. To test the Merlin, Nike used robotic legs with boots attached and a computer modelling system to analyse its flight.

After 25 years of collaboration, Nike and the Premier League have decided to end their partnership. Production of official Premier League footballs will now move to Puma. Since the 2000-01 season, ...

To that end, Nike is releasing the Ordem 4—a ball engineered for flight from the inside bladder to the 3D paint on the exterior—in time for the English Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.