According to Nike, the new Flight ball is "a revolution in football aerodynamics," delivering 30 percent "truer flight" than in its predecessor, the Nike Merlin ball that was introduced in 2018.

Nike Unlike traditional 12-panel soccer balls, the Nike Flight ball only uses four fuse-wielded panels to help enable a prominent sweet spot for superior touch and performance.

It takes updated technology to make this happen and Nike believes it has accomplished the goal with the new Nike Flight ball, saying the ball has 30 percent truer flight thanks to its AerowSculpt ...

The 12-panel ball is fuse-welded — i.e. the seams are melted together — in a three-layer casing system that protects a poly-blend wrapped, free-floating carbon latex bladder.

To that end, Nike is releasing the Ordem 4—a ball engineered for flight from the inside bladder to the 3D paint on the exterior—in time for the English Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.

After 25 years of collaboration, Nike and the Premier League have decided to end their partnership. Production of official Premier League footballs will now move to Puma. Since the 2000-01 season, ...