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Puma is the new official supplier of the Premier League match ball after Nike's contract ended in 2025. The 2025-26 ball - named Orbita Ultimate PL - was revealed on Tuesday, 3 June. It has 12 panels - which will evenly distribute weight and keep the ball balanced - plus long-lasting durability and deeper seams to improve aerodynamics and shape retention. "On average, a professional footballer has control of the ball for around 109 seconds every game, so when you have the ball at your feet you need to make it count and create moments that make a difference on the pitch, " said Richard Teyssier - Puma marketing vice-president. Before Nike's 25-year partnership, the first official Premier League ball sponsor was Mitre - from 1992-2000. The new ball will make its first appearance in July at the Premier League Summer Series in the United States. Puma also supplies all EFL competitions, Mitre makes the FA Cup ball and Adidas the Champions League. This article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. The Puma Orbita Ultimate PL is the official match ball of the 2025/26 Premier League season Send us your questions Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your questions. We want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you do. The team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and pundits. We will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting events. Our coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and You Tube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. Why are 1bn euro release clauses becoming more common? When are the 2025-26 Premier League fixtures released? Summer transfer window - your questions answered French Open: Wildcard Boisson leads but broken in second set by Andreeva - radio & text Beaumont overturns lbw dismissal as England continue to dominate 'I'm not able to give 100%' - Bright out of Euros Brand new drama inspired by Paris Lees's acclaimed memoir A father fights for justice after surviving a house fire A dramatic retelling of a terrorist attack on UK soil Exploring life and death on the Titanic An 'exciting summer' of women's sport lies ahead Why time is right for resilient 'Mini Messi' Kirby to end England career 'A clear idea' - what is Man Utd's transfer strategy? What Draper must do to bridge Sinner & Alcaraz gap Should Verstappen have been given bigger penalty for Russell collision? Mindset, meetings, minutiae - how Bellamy changed Wales Root 'getting better with age' - the numbers behind his ODI brilliance Not redemption but release - how Yates finally conquered the Giro Root becomes England's all-time leading ODI run-scorer in unbeaten 166. Video Root becomes England's all-time leading ODI run-scorer in unbeaten 166 A new winner, but is Champions League now a Super League by default? Playing through the pain & burnout fears - is there too much tennis? Why has transfer window opened early & what can each Premier League club spend? 75 years of F1 in pictures Ask Me Anything, the BBC Sport service designed to serve you Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.