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Adidas unveils 2016 Olympic soccer ball (video)

Adidas unveiled the look of the 2016 Olympic soccer ball on Thursday.

Soccer is one of the most anticipated sports at the Rio Games. Brazil, the most successful men’s World Cup nation with five titles, owns five combined Olympic runner-up finishes among its men’s and women’s soccer teams but zero golds.

The ball was named Errejota and will also be used at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan in December. Here’s the full press release from Adidas.

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