The 2023/24 Nike Flight graphics reflect some of the most notable characteristics of the Premier League. The organic pattern is inspired by the Premier League’s ambition to engage, excite and connect football fans from all corners of the world. For some it will be remember unleashing your inner Thierry Henry with the classic Nike Total 90 Aerow I used during the 2004/05 season. For others it was fancying yourself as the next Ruud Van Nistelrooy with the Nike Geo Merlin Vapor in 2002/03. We wanted to design a ball that specifically illustrated the traits of Premier League football," said Kieran Ronan, GM, Global Equipment at Nike.

Throughout each season Nike releases three Premier League balls including a high-visibility version used during the winter months. You can get your hands on the Nike Merlin ball before the players as it goes on sale on Friday, 1 June. Starting with the Nike Geo Merlin match ball in 2000/01, through to the Nike Fight first introduced for the 2020/21 season, Nike has consistently delivered pinnacle performance innovation to Premier League pitches. A ball that felt hyper-technical and precise in nature but also inspired by this English culture of living and breathing Premier League football." New colourways It has heightened visual clarity for players and spectators thanks to the new graphic layout and striking colour combinations.

Leaked by Footy Headlines the three balls all share large X's plastered across as well as small crown graphics with the number 30 in the middle. The new Nike Merlin ball is sure to stand out thanks to a pink Nike swoosh and distinctive modular graphic, which borrows its look from the world-famous Nike Air footwear ranges. And so here we are, bang up to date and ready for the start of a new season, which gets underway on 11 August, when Vincent Kompany's newly promoted Burnley welcome champions Manchester City to Turf Moor. Revolutionising the design for the 2018/19 season, Nike has integrated their All Conditions Control (ACC) technology in a football for the first time, ensuring optimal touch and control in all weather and pitch conditions. The latest offering, the Nike Flight, introduces improved aerodynamics through a revolutionary ball design. Incorporating Nike’s AerowSculpt technology, the Nike Flight ball concludes an eight-year investigation into improving consistency of football flight by the Nike Equipment Innovation Lab.

The Merlin marks Nike's 18th season as the official supplier for the Premier League and will be used for the first time in the Premier League when the new season gets under way on the weekend of 11 August. The Premier League is often described as the most dynamic league in the world and we wanted to create a ball that reflects this," added Ronan. This modular system also allows the graphic’s colours to be changed, so expect to see different versions of the ball throughout the 2019/20 campaign. Nike have had a long history with creating some memorable Premier League footballs over the last two decades. The ball comprises just four fuse-welded panels to provide a bigger "sweet spot" for ball striking.These latest Aerowsculpt balls are set to come in white, yellow and light blue and contain Nike Flight technology which claims to improve the flight of the ball. Debossed grooves and 3D inks in the ball will further improve its feel and aerodynamics, helping it move through the air. The Nike Flight's Premier League history is yet to be written but expect goals galore as a resurgent Manchester United join Manchester City and what's bound to be a stronger Chelsea as they all try and dethrone reigning champions Liverpool.

Fewer panels mean fewer seams, eliminating hard spots and opening the ball up to more sweet spots for Premier League players to shoot or pass with more accuracy. Because the new Nike Merlin, the official ball for the 2018/19 Premier League, is the most advanced yet. The Premier League is the only competition across the world where you will be able to see the new Nike Merlin in action.It is the first bespoke ball of its kind produced solely for England's top flight and coincides with the 20th anniversary of the partnership between Nike and the Premier League. New technology can boost goals After a record-breaking season of goals, the Premier League will feature a ball like no other in the 2019/20 season.

There is considerably more technology involved in football than there was when Nike first started creating Premier League balls for the 2000/01 season, and that's not just the introduction of VAR.