{{Short description|Official match ball of 2002 FIFA World Cup}} {{Infobox product | title = Adidas Fevernova | image = Deutsches Fußballmuseum 2015 2-Fevernova.jpg | image_size = 200 | alt = | caption = Adidas Fevernova at the<br>[[German Football Museum|Deutsches Fußball Museum]] | type = [[ball (association football)|Association football]] | inventor = [[Adidas]] | inception = {{start date and age|2002}} | manufacturer = Adidas | available = | current supplier = | last production = | models = | website = | notes = }} The '''Adidas Fevernova''' is a [[ball (association football)|football]] manufactured by German corporation [[Adidas]].<ref name=sb/> It was the [[List of FIFA World Cup official match balls|official match ball]] of the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] held in [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]] and [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup]] held in [[United States]]. Its styling marked a departure from the traditional [[Adidas Tango|Tango]] ball design.
The ball was composed of 11 layers and was 3-mm thick, including a special foam layer with gas filled balloon imbedded in a syntactic foram. The outer cover was made from a combination of polyurethane and rubber.<ref name=sb>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040212112503/http://www.soccerballworld.com/Fevernova.htm Adidas Fevernova] on World Soccer Ball (archived, 12 Feb 2004)</ref>
== History == The Fevernova's colouring parted from the ''Tango's'' style of three-pointed shapes connecting each hexagon, instead introducing a different, triangle-like shape on four hexagons. This colourful and revolutionary look and colour usage was entirely based on [[Asian culture]] (the dark gold trigon resembles a [[tomoe]] and the red streaks on its angles resemble calligraphy brush strokes). It also featured a refined [[syntactic foam]] layer, to give the ball superior performance characteristics, and a three-layer knitted chassis, allowing for a more precise and predictable flight path.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adidas-group.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/Ball_History/press_release_e.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204210900/http://www.adidas-group.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/Ball_History/press_release_e.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-02-04 |title=adidas unveils the Fevernova |access-date=2018-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/05/31/0531tentech.html?sh=5a82a3a19da7|title=Adidas Fevernova Shines|website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> [[File:Vladimir Putin 23 May 2002-5.jpg|thumb|[[Vladimir Putin]] with Fevernova ball]] This ball was notoriously criticised for being too light,<ref name=sb/><ref>[http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/06/02/football.jabulani.ball.world.cup/index.html Controversy over new World Cup ball] by Helen Chandler at the CNN, 3 June 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.wired.com/2002/05/fuming-over-world-cups-foam-ball/ Fuming over World Cup's foam ball] by Mark McClusky on Wired.com</ref> yet some spectacular goals were scored with it during the tournament. The ball was also blamed for a number of upsets that happened in the knockout stages. Designers defended the ball, saying it was actually heavier than the typical ball, and that it was designed to allow players shoot with greater accuracy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/sports_talk/newsid_2033000/2033395.stm|title=World Cup ball to blame?|date=June 8, 2002|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Under FIFA rules, footballs have to have a circumference of {{cvt|68|-|70|cm}} and a mass of {{cvt|410|-|450|g|oz}}; the Fevernova was at the lower range for circumference and near to the maximum allowed weight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://soccerballworld.com/official-world-cup-soccer-ball-2002-fevernova/|title=Official World Cup Soccer Ball 2002 - Fevernova - Soccer Ball World|date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>
The ball was used in home matches during the [[2002–03 Bundesliga]] for [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen]], [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], [[Hansa Rostock]], [[1. FC Nürnberg]] and [[Schalke 04]] and was further used during the [[2003–04 Bundesliga]] by Leverkusen, [[SC Freiburg]], Bayern Munich, Hansa Rostock and Schalke.
The ball was used in the [[J.League]] during the [[2002 J.League Division 1|2002]] and [[2003 J.League Division 1|2003]] seasons.
The ball was also used in the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]].
A new version of the ball was manufactured for the [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=22 July 2003 |title=New Fevernova design for USA 2003 |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/new-fevernova-design-for-usa-2003-32496 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608230351/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/new-fevernova-design-for-usa-2003-32496 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 8, 2019 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref>
It was also used in the [[football 7-a-side at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Summer Paralympics]] and the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations|2004 African Cup of Nations]].
== See also == * [[List of FIFA World Cup official match balls]]
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