New Champions League Ball Features Messages From Ozil, Bale, Kroos And Rodriguez

Adidas have released pictures of the new ball for the 2016/17 Champions League, with several of the German sportswear giant's top stars contributing to the design.

Mesut Ozil, Gareth Bale, Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez have all penned messages that will feature on the ball, within the classic UEFA Champions League stars that adorn each edition.

The messages read as follows:

Mesut Ozil: "Play your life, I play mine".

Gareth Bale: "Being faster than a bullet".

Toni Kroos: "Controlling the game is everything".

James Rodriguez: "La creatividad gana," meaning "Creativity wins".

The draw for the group stages of the competition takes place at 5pm, today.

Topics: Football, Mesut Ozil, James Rodriguez, gareth bale, Toni Kroos, Champions League

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