Nike and the Premier League are parting ways at the end of the season.
Having supplied the official Premier League ball ever since the start of the 2000/01 campaign, the global sports brand are set to hand the reins over to Puma – who will be in charge of creating the ball for the 2025/26 season and beyond.
Before standing down – however – Nike released a Premier League ball which we will never see used.
The Premier League ball we will never see in action
To commemorate their final season, Nike turned back the clock and released a remake of the iconic Total 90 football – which the likes of Thierry Henry used in years gone by.
The blue and white version of this ball is currently being used in the Premier League, but in that same announcement, Nike also revealed they had created a winter version too, with yellow instead of white.
Although it won’t be used, Nike have released a winter version of their final ever Premier League ball.
A wonderful tribute to the iconic Total 90 era 😍 pic.twitter.com/ouI6JBZosr
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) February 18, 2025
However, the winter period of this season has already been and gone, so with Puma set to take over from Nike – who could secure naming rights to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – this summer, we will never see it in action.
Puma could face complaints from Mikel Arteta
Puma are already in charge of making the ball for the Carabao Cup, although their efforts have been questioned by Mikel Arteta.
After Arsenal lost to Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final this season, Arteta criticised the Puma ball, saying: “We kicked a lot of balls over the bar, and it’s tricky that these balls fly a lot. It’s very different to a Premier League ball, and you have to adapt to that because it flies different. When you touch it the grip is very different as well, so you adapt to that.”
“It’s just different, very different to the Premier League ball” ⚽
Mikel Arteta suggested the Carabao Cup ball was a contributing factor in their loss to Newcastle, and rued Arsenal’s wastefulness in front of goal… 👀 pic.twitter.com/HTM9rPTI1R
— Sky Sports (@SkySports) January 8, 2025
Unfortunately for the Spaniard, his Arsenal stars will have to get used to playing with a Puma ball on a weekly basis from the start of next season, which could lead to further complaints.
