The Football Association has defended the ball used in the FA Cup after it came under attack from Manchester City boss Pep ...

Pep Guardiola has prompted a response from the FA following his comments complaining about the official FA Cup match ball.

It’s difficult to control it and it does whatever it wants. Many years, many players and managers talk about that’ ...

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2025 Guardiola claimed the Mitre Ultimax Pro “does whatever it wants” and did not respond the same as when his players strike their regular match balls. “Phil [Foden] shot to the far post ...

Guardiola said the FA Cup ball – Mitre’s Ultimax Pro ball – was “not proper” and compared it negatively to those used in the Premier League and Champions League after City beat Plymouth ...

The Football Association (FA) have defended the ball used during Manchester City’s victory over Plymouth Argyle, following ...

An FA spokesperson said: “Mitre’s Ultimax Pro ball – used in the Emirates FA Cup and all other FA competitions – has been ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was scathing of the Mitre ball used in the FA Cup after his side's win over Plymouth on ...