He secured more than $100 million in sponsorship revenue before a single ball had been kicked ... it had marketing relationships with several sportswear brands, including Adidas, Mitre, Nike, Puma and ...

Guardiola said the FA Cup ball – Mitre’s Ultimax Pro ball – was “not proper” and compared it negatively to those used in the Premier League and Champions League after City beat Plymouth ...

Pep Guardiola has prompted a response from the FA following his comments complaining about the official FA Cup match ball. The Manchester City boss criticised the quality of the Mitre Ultimax Pro ...

The Spaniard picked out the standard of the Mitre ball used for the game, echoing comments from Mikel Arteta about the Carabao Cup ball. But the FA have now firmly hit back at Guardiola and backed ...

In response to Guardiola’s comments, a Football Association spokesperson said: “Mitre’s Ultimax Pro ball – used in the Emirates FA Cup and all other FA competitions – has been tested in ...

An FA spokesperson has now defended the ball, stating: "Mitre's Ultimax Pro ball – used in the Emirates FA Cup and all other FA competitions – has been tested in accordance with FIFA testing.

(MENAFN- IANS) Manchester, March 3 (IANS) Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola expressed his dissatisfaction with the Mitre ball used in the FA Cup, after his side rallied to beat Plymouth Argyle in ...