adidas developed a soccer ball based on shapes from Ancient Greek arithmetic: the Telstar ball was formed of 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons, stitched together in a perfect circle.

New York – Adidas and Major League Soccer on Thursday unveiled the updated adidas PRIME, the official match ball for the 2013 ... awarded to the MLS Cup champion and colored in the official ...

Adidas' in the Champions League, Mitre's in the FA Cup, and Puma's (which Arsenal's manager ripped in January) in the Carabao Cup-and none of them look like the iconic soccer ball you'd imagine.