MASL Announces New Match Ball Partnership with Flite Sports
December 4, 2020 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) News Release
SAN DIEGO, CA - The Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) announced today a new partnership with Flite Sports for the 2020-2021 season. The Flite Sports brand will provide the Official Match Ball for the MASL.
"We are excited to partner with a rising brand in Flite," said MASL commissioner Joshua Schaub, "We believe this is another step forward for arena soccer and should be exciting for players and fans alike."
Flite also becomes the Official Match Ball of MASL2 (M2) and MASL3 (M3) while also offering replica balls and custom balls for each team in the league.
In order to showcase their new partnership, Flite has custom-created one hundred new balls for the MASL All-Star Game, to be played on Saturday, December 5 at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri.
The Flite ball was specifically created for the indoor game, to withstand the rigors and punishment from arena soccer. The boards and turf can rip open seams and destroy a normal outdoor soccer ball quickly. Linking up with MASL star Brian Farber, a former league MVP who has previously worked in the past eight years as the manager of the Puma soccer line and the creator of the SKLZ soccer line, was an opportunity for the Flite innovation team to help design and create an optimal product for the sport.
"Creating the perfect ball for arena soccer is a passion project for me," said Farber, "I've spoken to over 75 professional players from the MISL, PASL and MASL to determine the best attributes and qualities for an indoor ball. I even had the ball from my first-ever MISL goal cut apart and tested to copy the construction of the inner layers. It hurt, but I couldn't stop until the ball was perfect."
Years of research and development now lead to the Flite Sports MASL Official Match Ball, the highest level of technology the league has ever seen. Additionally, Flite is creating custom balls for each MASL franchise, replica balls to be sold in team stores, and more cooperative ventures to be announced. While these plans were slowed by the COVID-19 epidemic, with the Official Match Balls ready to roll, look for a fuller integration in the coming weeks and months.
Flite will work with the MASL and its member teams to distribute and market league-branded items direct to consumers through team sales, e-commerce and retail outlets.
The 2020-2021 MASL Season is set to kick off as soon as December 31, 2020, with eleven teams participating in the United States.
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