Adidas Beau Jeu

The Adidas Beau Jeu is one of the official match balls of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. It was used for the group stage of the tournament, after which it was replaced by the "Adidas Fracas" (a design variant of the Beau Jeu) for the knockout stage, marking the first time in the tournament's history that two styles of official ball were used.[1] The French phrase "Beau Jeu" translates to "Beautiful Game" or "Beautiful Play".[2]

Adidas Beau Jeu
TypeFootball
InventorAdidas
Inception2015 (2015)
ManufacturerAdidas

Overview

Unveiled by Adidas and presented by former French national player Zinedine Zidane on 12 November 2015,[3] the ball features elements of the Adidas Brazuca,[4] but in a new design.[5] The design includes blue lines with orange detail with letters and numbers on each line creating "EURO" and "2016".

In the group match between Switzerland and France on 19 June, the ball burst during a challenge between Antoine Griezmann and Valon Behrami.[6]

The "Errejota" –official ball of the 2016 Summer Olympics– was based on the Beau Jeu but with a surface design change.

References
  1. UEFA.com (20 June 2016). "Ball for UEFA EURO 2016 knockout rounds unveiled - UEFA EURO - News - UEFA.com". UEFA.com.
  2. "Euro 2016: Adidas unveil 'Beau Jeu', the tournament's official match ball". The Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2017
  3. "Adidas unveils official match ball for Euro 2016".
  4. "Here is the ball we hope Ireland are kicking in France next June - Independent.ie".
  5. "Adidas Beau Jeu Euro 2016 Ball Released".
  6. Pugmire, Jerome (2016-06-19). "France v Switzerland: Euro 2016 game with burst ball, ripped shirts, dodgy pitch". Associated Press. Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
Preceded by
Tango 12		 UEFA European Championship official ball
2016		 Succeeded by
Uniforia
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