Star ball
The star ball is the football marked with the star pattern of the competition. The stars are the tournament's most familiar symbol, and the ball carries them onto the pitch at every match.
Why it matters
It matters because it identifies the competition. The star pattern appears across the tournament's presentation, and on the ball it brings the competition's emblem directly onto the field of play.
Where it is used
It is used in the matches. A ball bearing the star pattern is used in the competition's fixtures, and the pattern links the ball to the tournament's wider visual identity of colours and marks.
How to read it
Read the star ball as the competition's symbol in play. The stars that identify the tournament in its branding appear on the object at the centre of every match, tying the presentation to the football itself.
What it means
the star pattern that marks the ball and the competition
Star ball is one of the working terms of the competition. This entry explains it as a mechanism that holds true from season to season, so it can be read on its own or alongside the other entries in the glossary of the tournament.
- A ball marked with the star pattern.
- The star is the competition's familiar symbol.
- It carries the emblem onto the pitch.
- Part of the tournament's visual identity.
- Used in the matches of the competition.
- The symbol brought into play.