Ball revealed by Leo Messi, Zinedine Zidane, Alessandro Del Piero, Xabi Alonso and Kaka adidas Football has just revealed Telstar 18, the Official Match Ball for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The ball was showcased for the first time by Leo Messi and a host of adidas World Cup winners including Zinedine Zidane, Kaka, Alessandro Del Piero, Xabi Alonso, and Lukas Podolski. [caption id="attachment_1485" align="alignleft" width="225"] The Telstar 18 features an embedded NFC chip – the first time it’s ever been used in an Official Match Ball – making it the most innovative World Cup ball to date and it went...