adidas World Cup 2018 Official Match Soccer Ball -- $69.88 - 10% with newsletter sub - 2.5% GBR

djpr wrote: ↑ Replica balls are crap. This ball is worth $150 at minimum.

Yeah that's what I'm asking, it is a replica? Because the description says "this football is the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™"

The replica is $52 but the one for $69.99 is the official ball.

I bought the Jabulani on a sale like this a few years back for ~ $100 from Sport Chek.
Great deal, great ball.... too bad we can't play with it lol

jcoltage wrote: ↑ My mom put my Teamgeist, Brazuca and Jabulani on Kijiji and some jackass bought them within 30 mins for $30.

Still think about my Teamgeist and moved all my childhood stuff to my place.

Marie Kondo gave me PTSD.

That's just plain F'ed up man. I wouldn't wish that to happen upon my worst enemy.

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jcoltage wrote: ↑ My mom put my Teamgeist, Brazuca and Jabulani on Kijiji and some jackass bought them within 30 mins for $30.

Still think about my Teamgeist and moved all my childhood stuff to my place.

Marie Kondo gave me PTSD.

How much are they worth?

Why can't you play with it? I see people start playing now at a park nearby. I think it's OK to play half field now. ~ 6-7 per side should be ok

btechballer wrote: ↑ The replica is $52 but the one for $69.99 is the official ball.

I bought the Jabulani on a sale like this a few years back for ~ $100 from Sport Chek.
Great deal, great ball.... too bad we can't play with it lol

vancitygunny2444 wrote: ↑ Why can't you play with it? I see people start playing now at a park nearby. I think it's OK to play half field now. ~ 6-7 per side should be ok

Pretty sure they are referring to not being able to play in an organized soccer league.

mc_molineux wrote: ↑ Interesting. Do you have a link?

I would rather not post a link here because they are eBay items. I just did a search and see several available.

They are listed as between $49-$130USD each ball plus $25USD shipping, ship from Pakistan, and have NFC tags and certificate of authenticity.

You have to be very careful with which seller you go with so as to not get scammed, so do your research before buying from them on how to tell the difference.

I've gotten 3 balls so far and one was a fake because the artwork discontinued where the other two continued and the weight was off by 1/2 gram. The rest of my balls I got from Fifa or Adidas website, this will be first time buying from sport chek.

The handsritched balls also do not conform to FIFA requirements , so they are not official balls at all as they are not heat seam sealed, do not meet the weight requirement. I would not recommend them at for playing, just for displaying or for showing your kids the evolution of the ball.

Good luck

Thanks for posting OP. Not that I need a new ball, but this price was pretty good to pass up. I'll be able to use this when soccer starts again.

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1226 wrote: ↑ Yeah that's what I'm asking, it is a replica? Because the description says "this football is the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup™"

Official match ball (the same one they actually played with in the world cup). If youre semi-decent at soccer, you know the difference between a match ball and a replica is quite significant. Its similar to playing tennis with the US open ball vs a dollar store tennis ball (thats a bit of an exagerration)

eiad77 wrote: ↑ How much are they worth?

Jabulani alone is $500 USD +

Any free shipping codes?

Scship

jcoltage wrote: ↑ My mom put my Teamgeist, Brazuca and Jabulani on Kijiji and some jackass bought them within 30 mins for $30.

U blaming the buyer? Blame your mom and yourself.

Nawsmith wrote: ↑Scship

Not necessary. The whole site has free shipping for a limited time.

Suhayb217 wrote: ↑ Official match ball (the same one they actually played with in the world cup). If youre semi-decent at soccer, you know the difference between a match ball and a replica is quite significant. Its similar to playing tennis with the US open ball vs a dollar store tennis ball (thats a bit of an exagerration)

Yes I know the difference, but the description on the page for the $52 ball says "this football is the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup".

So it's either the same ball or a very misleading description.

izzyzz wrote: ↑ Good deal on match quality soccer ball. Official ball of the World Cup 2018 in Russia. [...]

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1226 wrote: ↑ Yes I know the difference, but the description on the page for the $52 ball says "this football is the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup".

So it's either the same ball or a very misleading description.

Not the same ball. Misleading description.

The ball you linked:
1. In the photo, on the right side of the ball, it says "competition match ball replica"
2. Zoom in on the ball, the way the patches of the soccer ball are connected, each patch seems very obvious like its own separate entity and that each piece was just "glued" together. Whereas the official one seems more like a single piece (at least from the middle top view)
3. Zoom in on the ball, little to no texture on it, whereas official seems to have tiny dimples for control and spin.
4. From what I recall, the competition soccer ball line from Sportchek is their fancy way of saying "this is the highest quality replica you can get". If it doesn't say official match ball, it ain't official.

I want one, but I know i'll baby it too much to actually kick it around which kinda defeat the purpose of the ball

Jaytee wrote: ↑ U blaming the buyer? Blame your mom and yourself.

At least my mother taught me basic grammar.