Umbro Neo Pro

This is one of the best deals on a soccer ball you can find now from a quality brand. This is a classic latex core soccer ball, like the Select Numero 10. It’s got a great bounce and feel compared to balls with synthetic bladders. The downside is you have to pump it up more often. The FIFA Quality Pro rating is FIFA’s highest certification for a Soccer ball (required for any ball used in a FIFA sponsored match). You can look up the specifications and the rigorous testing they do.I play in pickup games and a Rec league, and have purchased several different FIFA Quality Pro balls. This is one of my favorites. Again it’s got a good bounce and feel that is generally lacking it balls with synthetic bladders. It feels a lot like my old Select Numero 10 (which lots of players loved). The Numero 10 however is only FIFA Quality rated (making this technically a higher rated ball).Other balls I use are the Puma Orbita 2 TB, the Adidas MLS Competition, Voit Liga (2019). The Puma is my favorite overall, it has a grippy texture, good bounce and feel and the seems are thermally bonded to keep water out. The Umbro ball is my close second, the seams are stitched and not bonded, so if you play on a wet field for long enough it’ll absorb the water and get heavier ( however, I have not noticed this, and part of the FIFA certification tests for water uptake). In my opinion the Umbro has a slightly better bounce and feel than the Puma, but the water resistance and grippy texture of the Puma edge it out for me (this is just my opinion as some other people I play with like Puma and others don’t). But, because others I play with don’t like the Puma, we regularly use this Umbro ball for our games.The Adidas ball is okay. When I pump it up to the recommended specs it feels a little harder (which some people like), and it is not as grippy as other balls. What I do like about it is the speed shell, which helps it go faster on slow fields (like when the grass is a little high, and slows down other balls).I had high hopes for the Voit ball since it is used in the Mexican National League, but this is the example of Synthetic bladders not being up to snuff. The ball is hard, and doesn’t have a good bounce (my feet were generally sore after taking shots with it). I ended up donating it.My parting notes: This is an excellent soccer ball at a great price. I think the reason the deal is so good is it’s a third party seller selling old stock (I don’t think Umbro make this any more). Also It doesn’t have many ratings or reviews. In any case, I regularly play with it in matches and it’s higher quality than balls 3 times more expensive.

Great ball. Unbeatable price. Slow shipping.

Excellent quality

Ball didn’t hold air, and audibly leaked. I was disappointed because I thought Umbro made quality products.

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