The Football Association has defended the ball used in the FA Cup after it came under attack from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. Guardiola said the FA Cup ball – Mitre’s Ultimax Pro ball ...

"Mitre's Ultimax Pro ball -- used in the ... five of which were on target. "The Champions League ball is exceptional, the Premier League (ball) is exceptional but this one is not good," said ...

Guardiola has claimed the FA Cup's Mitre match ball is ... competitions have different official ball suppliers. Premier League: Nike Championship: Puma Champions League: Adidas Europa League ...

Pep Guardiola has hit out at the FA Cup’s Mitre match ball as being ... inferior to Nike’s for the Premier League or the adidas match ball for the Champions League. 'It must be the ball ...

Normally the ball goes inside from these shots," he added. Nike and Adidas are used in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League respectively, while Mitre are responsible for the FA Cup ball ...