Fewer panels mean fewer seams, eliminating hard spots and opening the ball up to more sweet spots for Premier League players to shoot or pass with more accuracy. Throughout each season Nike releases three Premier League balls including a high-visibility version used during the winter months. The Premier League is the only competition across the world where you will be able to see the new Nike Merlin in action.

We wanted to design a ball that specifically illustrated the traits of Premier League football," said Kieran Ronan, GM, Global Equipment at Nike. And so here we are, bang up to date and ready for the start of a new season, which gets underway on 11 August, when Vincent Kompany's newly promoted Burnley welcome champions Manchester City to Turf Moor. This modular system also allows the graphic’s colours to be changed, so expect to see different versions of the ball throughout the 2019/20 campaign. The Nike Flight's Premier League history is yet to be written but expect goals galore as a resurgent Manchester United join Manchester City and what's bound to be a stronger Chelsea as they all try and dethrone reigning champions Liverpool. For some it will be remember unleashing your inner Thierry Henry with the classic Nike Total 90 Aerow I used during the 2004/05 season. For others it was fancying yourself as the next Ruud Van Nistelrooy with the Nike Geo Merlin Vapor in 2002/03.

After a record-breaking season of goals, the Premier League will feature a ball like no other in the 2019/20 season.

It is the first bespoke ball of its kind produced solely for England's top flight and coincides with the 20th anniversary of the partnership between Nike and the Premier League. New technology can boost goalsThe 2023/24 Nike Flight graphics reflect some of the most notable characteristics of the Premier League. The organic pattern is inspired by the Premier League’s ambition to engage, excite and connect football fans from all corners of the world. Because the new Nike Merlin, the official ball for the 2018/19 Premier League, is the most advanced yet. There is considerably more technology involved in football than there was when Nike first started creating Premier League balls for the 2000/01 season, and that's not just the introduction of VAR. Debossed grooves and 3D inks in the ball will further improve its feel and aerodynamics, helping it move through the air. Revolutionising the design for the 2018/19 season, Nike has integrated their All Conditions Control (ACC) technology in a football for the first time, ensuring optimal touch and control in all weather and pitch conditions.