Europe's largest manufacturer of sportswear and sports equipment, Adidas was founded in 1949 in Herzogenaurach, Germany by inventor, entrepreneur and shoemaker Adolf "Adi" Dassler.

In 1963, Adidas presented the Santiago Ball to commemorate the FIFA World Cup held in Chile a year earlier. Seven years later, they developed the Adidas Telstar ball designed specifically for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. This partnership with
FIFA was so successful that the German brand won a contract to manufacture all premium balls for subsequent FIFA World Cup events.

Adidas also produces the official balls for the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club competition, and the Tango Sevilla for the Olympic balls for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The superior quality, ever-expanding technology and improvement of all these great clients and Adidas balls - year after year the best balls - a company founded in the shower of its founder's mother deserves a place in the rankings.

Website: https://www.adidas.com/us/

Nike, an American multinational corporation, engages in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services. Headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area, Nike is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$37.4 billion in its fiscal year 2020 (ending May 31, 2020).

Founded in 1964 (as Blue Ribbon Sports and rebranded in 1971) by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman, Nike is the largest supplier of sportswear in the world and a major manufacturer of sports equipment. The American brand sponsors several club and national teams worldwide and is the official match ball supplier of several of the world`s top soccer leagues such as the English Premier League (since the 200001 season) and the Italian Serie A.

Incorporated in 1958, Molten is the world's largest manufacturer of balls and sports equipment. The Japanese company has been producing balls for several team sports, including soccer, and has naturally become the official basketball manufacturer for all FIBA competitions and all Olympics around the world for over 30 years.

Regarding beautiful game, their first soccer ball was approved as an "official ball" by FIFA in 1973. In 1991, they became the official supplier of soccer balls to the Japanese Professional Football League (JLeague), seeing the first soccer ball that received "checked ball" approval by the Japan Football Association nine years ago.

Decades later, Molten brought the technology to the Teamgeist project, working with Adidas to develop the official ball for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. In 2017, the Japanese brand signed a contract with UEFA to become the official supplier of balls for the UEFA Europa League club competitions, replacing Adidas from 2018 to 2020.

Founded: 1 November 1958; 63 years ago
Headquarters: Yokogawa Shin-machi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, 733-0013, Japan

Website: https://moltenusa.com/

Another German sportswear and sports equipment brand, PUMA, was founded in 1948 by Adidas founder's older brother, Rudolf Dassler, a year before Adidas. Puma, a public company since 1986, has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. French luxury group Kering (formerly known as PPR) holds 9,8%, Kering's largest shareholder Groupe Artemis owns 29% of the share capital. Since 1 July 2013, the company has been led by former football professional Bjørn Gulden (chief executive officer).

Competition between the Dassler brothers has become so fierce that both brands exhaust their possibilities and produce higher quality products. High-quality PUMA boots and balls are the best examples of the positive outcome of this debate.
To explain this, LaLiga signed a contract with PUMA to produce the official Spanish domestic league balls for the 2019-20 season after a 23-year partnership with Nike.

Founded1948
Headquarters:Herzogenaurach, Germany
Website: puma.com

Select from Denmark is one of the world's leading ball manufacturers. It was founded in 1947 by former goalkeeper Eigil Nielsen, who played for the Danish national team. Select was the first ball brand to produce slip-on soccer balls and brought many innovations that followed.

In the early 1970s, a Danish entrepreneur and his brand introduced the first 32-panel soccer ball (commonly known as the Buckminster ball), which consisted of 20 white hexagons and 12 black pentagons. This design quickly became popular and became a football standard. In 1974, Select decided to abandon cowhide as its first hand-stitched synthetic leather ball.
German Bundesliga and Portuguese League Portugal use Select as their official fixture supplier, among other European national leagues. All of these amazing historical events and facts are trademarks, so you can count on the superior quality of Select soccer balls.

Founded: 1947
Headquarters: Glostrup, Copenhagen , Denmark

Website: select-sport.com

Established in 1922 by German-American entrepreneur William J. Voit, Voit, a sporting goods company, introduced the first one-piece rubber inflatable balls in the late 1920s. Meanwhile, the first needle-type air retaining valve was also developed and patented.

In 1931 Voit launched the first fully rubber sports ball, which included vulcanization, a process that allowed the material to be held in a separate rubber bag. In the next few years, they invented the icosahedral winding process, which allows the ball to be wrapped around the bladder with nylon thread. This groundbreaking technology adds more stability and strength to the shape of the ball and allows mass production via mechanical processing.

Voit has been the official ball partner of the Mexican League for years. Their roster of accomplishments and partnerships, coupled with the company's innovations and patents (which took them to a whole new level) make it absolutely one of the best soccer ball brands in the world.

Founded:1922; 99 years ago
Headquarters: Mexico City , Mexico
Website: voit.com.mx

Miter is the oldest sportswear and equipment manufacturer in history with over 200 years of history. Since its founding in 1817, the British company has concentrated its production on only three sports: soccer (soccer), rugby and netball.
The production of soccer and rugby balls was the beginning of the company, so it is not an exaggeration to say that he has a lot of experience.

That's why Miter produces official soccer balls for the English League Cup, Scottish Premier League and Welsh Premier Division, and other football tournaments and competitions in England and elsewhere. Products manufactured and commercialised by Mitre involve sports equipment for association football (balls, team uniforms, clothing lines), rugby union (balls, training shirts),basketball (balls), and netball (balls, rings). The company also offers a list of accessories for those sports, including bags, space markers, water bottles, safety cones, among others.

Founded: 1817
Headquarters; Wakefield, England
Website: mitre.com

Founded in 1913, the Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer known for producing game balls (and other equipment) for several sports, such as American football, golf, tennis, basketball, volleyball, and soccer.
In 1941 they began supplying official balls to the National Football League (NFL), and in 1979 a Chicago-based company signed a contract to supply official tennis balls for the US Open. Both contracts are in effect to this day. The company also is the owner of numerous brands, including Atec, DeMarini, EvoShield, Louisville Slugger, and Luxilon to provide sports equipment and protective gear for baseball, lacrosse, softball, and tennis.

With regard to football, since 2008 Wilson has been the official ball makers of NCAA Soccer (Division I, II, III Men's and Women's Championships). Partnership extended through 2021 - The current official NCAA ball is the Wilson NCAA Forte Fybird II.

Founded: 1913; 108 years ago
Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Website: wilson.com

Under Armor is an American sports equipment, footwear and apparel company. Founded in 1996 by Kevin Plank, captain of the University of Maryland football team. As a
athlete, Planck is dedicated to creating high-quality products that meet the needs of other athletes that no other brand has ever seen.

This made the young company not only quickly become a major player in several sports (including soccer), but also achieve success and fame with a number of internationally renowned sports stars who proudly chose their products over their competitors.

Under Armor makes many great soccer balls like the Desafio Total 395, and from 2016 to 2017 the Baltimore Company was the (first) official ball supplier to the now defunct North American Football League.

Founded: 1996; 25 years ago

Website: https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/

Mikasa is a Japanese sports equipment and sporting goods company founded in 1917, specializing in the production of game balls officially used in a variety of sports including soccer, beach volleyball, handball, water polo, basketball and soccer balls.

Primarily known as the official ball supplier for the Olympic Games as well as all international volleyball competitions around the world, Mikasa also produces high-quality balls for official soccer, futsal and futsal competitions. It is worth-menitoning that Mikasa Volleyball is the official ball of all international competitions in the International Volleyball Federation (International Volleyball Federation) and many National Leagues outside of North America. Mikasa Volleyball is the official ball of the Olympics. Mikasa volleyball is currently used in clubs, districts, high schools, colleges, and tournaments across the United States.

Founded: May 1, 1917; 104 years ago
Headquarters: Hiroshima, Chūgoku, Japan
Website: mikasasports.co.jp