JAKARTA FIFA President Gianni Infantino introduced the official ball of the 2022 World Cup to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday in New York.
Infantino gave the ball to Erdogan at a reception at the Turkevi Center, Manhattan, United States, after Turkey's leader's speech at the UN General Assembly.
The ball contains the name 'Recep Tayyip Erdogan', who according to Infantino is "unique". It was the only ball produced with the president's name on it.
Erdogan then headed the ball shortly after the presentation. The 68-year-old leader then said he would visit Qatar to watch the four-year-old event.
The 2022 Qatar World Cup will take place from November 20 to December 18th. Various preparations continue to be made to welcome the kick off schedule which is getting closer.
Launching the FIFA website, the organizing committee previously introduced a mascot as well as the official ball to be used. For this edition, the mascot was officially named La'eeb.
This mosque is shaped like a headgear of people in the middle east. According to the official FIFA website, La'eeb in Arabic means players with super abilities.
La'eeb himself according to FIFA is an object that cannot be explained so that football fans can interpret it according to their wishes.
La'eeb is described as introducing the spirit of play, spreading joy and confidence. This character is expected to burn the spirit of fans and joy.
Meanwhile, the official ball of the most prestigious event was named Al Rihla. This is the 14th consecutive ball that Adidas made for the world's most widespread tournament.
Rihla is a word from Arabic which means travel. The meaning of the word presented the World Cup journey with Al Rihla around the world.
Al Rihla is the first World Cup ball made exclusively with ink and water-based glue.
FIFA Marketing Director, Jean-François Pathy, called the Al Rihla ball an amazing, environmentally friendly and high-quality match ball from Adidas.
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