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The Nike Ordem V football Premier League 2017-18

The Nike Ordem V football will be the Premier League's 2017-2018 ball, with it marking the manufacturer's 18th season as official ball supplier for the division. The transition into the 21st century saw the Premier League move from Mitre to Nike as their ball supplier and they haven't looked back since. The new Ordem - bizarrely only the fourth (Nike Ordem 1 never existed) - is claimed to have a unique construction which distributes pressure evenly across the ball to ensure an accurate strike.

Goalkeepers are sure to be delighted as Nike's 'Aerotrac grooves' in the surface of the ball are said to ensure a stable flight through the air. In addition, its 'Distorted Motion Graphic' flickers as the ball rotates, supposedly helping players catch sight of the ball quicker and so make rapid decisions as they react to the game around them. With players now going for £100million and kits almost unrecognisable from a decade ago, England's top-flight has changed out of all recognition over the course of the last 25 years. The Mitre Pro Max was used between 1992-1995, before the Mitre Ultimax was introduced in 1995 and used for half a decade in the Premier League. The Nike Geo Merlin then took over between 2000-2004, prior to the popular Nike T90 Aerow being brought in for four campaigns. Nike then decided to reveal a new ball every season, with the Nike T90 Omni (2008-2009), Nike T90 Ascente (2009-2010), Nike T90 Tracer (2010-2011), Nike Seitiro (2011-2012), Nike Maxim (2012-2013), Nike Incyte (2013-2014), Nike Ordem 2 (2014-2015) and Nike Ordem 3 (2015-2016). The Nike Ordem V will be available on Nike's official website starting June 5 and on the pitch at the start of the new season.