{{short description|Official match ball of the UEFA Euro 2016}} {{Infobox product | title = Adidas Beau Jeu | image = Adidas_Beau_Jeu_(cropped).jpg | image_size = 150 | alt = | caption = | type = [[ball (association football)|Football]] | inventor = [[Adidas]] | inception = {{start date and age|2015}} | manufacturer = Adidas | available = | current supplier = | last production = | models = | website = | notes = }} The '''Adidas Beau Jeu''' ({{IPA|fr|adidaz bo ʒø}}) is one of the official [[ball (association football)|match balls]] of the [[UEFA Euro 2016]] tournament. It was used for the group stage of the tournament, after which it was replaced by the "Adidas Fracas" (a design variant of the ''Beau Jeu'') for the knockout stage. The French phrase "Beau Jeu" translates to "[[Beautiful Game]]" or "Beautiful Play".<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/euro-2016-adidas-unveil-beau-jeu-the-tournaments-official-match-ball-a6731786.html "Euro 2016: Adidas unveil 'Beau Jeu', the tournament's official match ball"]. The Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2017</ref>
==Overview== Unveiled by [[Adidas]] and presented by former French national player [[Zinedine Zidane]] on 12 November 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/euro-2016/11990580/Adidas-unveils-official-match-ball-for-Euro-2016.html|title=Adidas unveils official match ball for Euro 2016 |date=12 November 2015 }}</ref> the ball features elements of the [[Adidas Brazuca]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/here-is-the-ball-we-hope-ireland-are-kicking-in-france-next-june-34194068.html|title=Here is the ball we hope Ireland are kicking in France next June - Independent.ie |date=12 November 2015 }}</ref> but in a new design.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footyheadlines.com/2015/06/adidas-euro-2016-ball.html|title=Adidas Beau Jeu Euro 2016 Ball Released}}</ref> The design includes blue lines with orange detail with letters and numbers on each line creating "EURO" and "2016".
In the group match between [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and [[France national football team|France]] on 19 June, the ball burst during a challenge between [[Antoine Griezmann]] and [[Valon Behrami]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/the-euros/france-v-switzerland-euro-2016-game-with-burst-ball-ripped-shirts-dodgy-pitch/news-story/810e7d83410fc7158d91c46db74308d7 |title=France v Switzerland: Euro 2016 game with burst ball, ripped shirts, dodgy pitch |last=Pugmire |first=Jerome |publisher=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports Australia]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=2016-06-19 |access-date=2016-07-08}}</ref>
{{anchors|Adidas Errejota|Errejota}}The "Errejota" – official ball of the [[football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] and [[football 7-a-side at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]] – was based on the Beau Jeu but with a surface design change.
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