Mango Football

[Maydup]

Why?

I know the players like to keep up with fashion and wear orange or pink boots, but what was wrong with the white football?

[Stephen_G]

http://www.footyheadlines.com/2013/11/nike-13-14-mango-fa-cup-incyte-ball.html

Makes the ball more visible.

[Ken4155]

To make shed loads of dosh, perhaps?

[Maydup]

Visible indeed. And the oh so fruity mango, will now be the colour of 2014.

[patrickstar]

Agree with Ken4155, to make cash. Same as teams changing the kit each year knowing kids n supporters will want the 'in look'. I told my son it was pink....he doesn't want a pink ball! ;-)

[factor-fiction]

Is this similar to the orange ball that's been around for at least 40 years in winter when snow or frost is around?
And some of us can remember when footballs were brown

[Everhelpful]

And they had a Bladder inside,Factor!

[Maydup]

Its a mango-pink colour Factor, and is being used at all FA Cup matches. Issued by the sponsors and good for snow and frost, its also a fashion statement and a teeny weeny bit feminine.

[tonyav]

factor-fiction
Is this similar to the orange ball that's been around for at least 40 years in winter when snow or frost is around?
And some of us can remember when footballs were brown

And had laces, ff.

[ichkeria]

I don't mind the new ball but I remember the days when pink was pink. Did they employ Farrow and Ball to come up with that name?