Adidas Telstar

Adidas Telstar
TypeSoccer ball
InventorEigil Nielsen
Inception1968; 56 years ago (1968)
ManufacturerAdidas
AvailableYes
Current supplierAdidas
Last production year2018
Models madeTelstar Elast
Telstar
Telstar Durlast
Telstar 18

Telstar is a football made by Adidas. The iconic 32-panel alternating black-and-white design of the ball, based on the work of Eigil Nielsen, has since become a global standard design used to portray a football in different media.