Adidas is the well-known sponsor behind the World Cup ball and other soccer-related merchandise (jerseys, shorts, cleats).

阿迪达斯一直赞助者世界杯比赛和其他一些足球相关的配件（足球衫、短裤、鞋子）。

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What's wrong with the World Cup ball?

世界杯比赛用球，有什么不对头吗？

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Testing aerodynamics: the hotly-discussed World Cup ball is not the roundest you've ever seen once Serbia's Aleksandar Lukovic gets his granite forehead on to it.

空气动力学检测：在看到塞尔维亚的万诺维奇用前额头顶球的景象，众说纷芸的世界杯用球不是最圆的。

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Rooney is now reportedly waiting for an official response before deciding his next move, but 1966 World Cup-winner Ball believes swallowing his punishment will make him a better player.

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"Someone should see to it that his ball makes it to the World Cup, " Megan Cruz wrote on the page for Breakaway Brazil.

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"If the U.S. were somehow able to win the World Cup, it's be a whole different ball game, " says Powell.

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