Champions League final ball unveiled, carries message of peace

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Adidas on Tuesday unveiled the 2022 UEFA Champions League final's official match ball, which has the word peace inscribed as Russia's war on Ukraine continues.

The word in English and Ukrainian Cyrillic is written on the match ball that has two dominant colors: white and silver.

"Using one of sport’s biggest stages as an opportunity to unite the world in a global message of peace, the ball - inscribed with the words ‘мир | PEACE’ – will not be available for retail," the German sports apparel company said in a statement.

Adidas said the match ball "will be auctioned after the game with the proceeds going to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency," to help war-hit people in Ukraine, millions of whom have been forced from their homes since the war began in February.

Liverpool will face Real Madrid in the final at Paris' Stade de France on Saturday.