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The Deal's Secret
The Evolution of Football Rules
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On April 21st, The French Professional football League (LFP) announced that Kipsta will be the official supplier of footballs for all competitions - Ligue1 and Ligue2 - for five seasons starting in the summer of 2022.

The Decathlon football brand applied for the first consultation: "First Selection, first Win". Beginning of March, the LFP started it. Candidates had until April 8th to send their proposition to the League technical Commission. A short list was sent to the administration council for a vote. Seven weeks of suspense.

Romain Da Rocha, manager of Kipsta tells us about the lightning success.

"For many years, we wanted to become experts for footballs. It is the only essential football kit". Kipsta, was born in 1998. Could the brand lose control over its destiny? “For such a challenge, we had to be sure to be able to get a very high quality product to display”. Technical performances and the right achievement strategies: everything was ready at the right time “When the LFP decided to open its consultation for the official football”. Perfect timing.

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But we had to answer within 2 months. We had to have a good strategy. Kipsta showed to the commission in April its tests, many expert and player opinions, videos and technical reports. Emails and visio-conferences were exchanged and Kipsta showed it's experience. In Paris, the League’s panel looked at the F900 and the F950, the high quality footballs (€25 for the F900, €35 for the F950). Affordable to anyone. The price of excellence. There are prototypes in development for the official Ligue1 and Ligue 2 footballs.

200km north of the French League, in the KipstaStadium Lab of Tourcoing, the team of engineers have great expertise to create footballs and the "Process Balls". The main asset. In the Lab, machines can validate the six tests of the FIFA QUALITY PRO. For the F900 and the F950, there is an independant official Lab. Kipsta developed 5 other strict tests: the spring of the ball, the trajectory level, the outside texture, the 12 sides of the heat-sealed faces and the abrasion.

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“Creating the official football for the LFP creates a good pressure” said Emmanuel Sultan, Kipsta football engineer. “For years, Kipsta products have been tested every weekend during games or training sessions. We gathered thousands of data. When you ask our team to write down the numbers of shots, free kicks, passes, cold resistance, you can find a great deal of information.”. We also tested footballs from competitors’ brands to get more data. “We highlight our knowhow - 100% football. We are always in a research state of mind”, said the engineer.

“For a pro, the ball is his work tool. In his club, he doesn’t take care of the ball (inflating it, putting it in a dry place), it is not what is important. The pro cares about the touch,the trajectory, the stability, the grip, the energy from the ball, the sensations. Pros can feel the subtle differences and make a choice” said the Kipsta engineer, knowing the high expectations of the pros.

In May 2022, Decathlon and the LFP will reveal to the public their new football. Within a year, pros and non-pros will be able to buy it. An affordable passion.“In our application, we stated our strengths and weaknesses”, said Romain Da Rocha. The professional French League didn’t notice that many weaknesses…

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