"But in this case it's not hordes of the undead, it's a new hi-vis ball so that players and fans can see it on the pitch just in case it snows. The first time a winter ball was introduced in England's top tier was back in 2004-05, which we can only assume was a particularly chilly winter, and it coincided with the official timezone switch from British Summer Time (BST) to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) every late-October."
"Winter is coming. 🥶Introducing the @pumafootball Under The Lights edition of the Premier League Ball!- Premier League (@premierleague) October 23, 2025 The "Under the Lights" edition of the PUMA Orbita Ultimate PL will debut on Nov. 8 when Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United, and as you can see, we've been promised "a striking, high-visibility colorway ... engineered to shine brightest under stadium floodlights -- ensuring every pass, strike, and goal is impossible to miss.""
The 2025-26 Premier League will introduce a high-visibility PUMA Orbita Ultimate PL 'Under the Lights' winter ball, debuting Nov. 8 at Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United. The winter ball tradition began in 2004-05 and aligned with the BST-to-GMT timezone switch in late October. From 2008-09 onwards the winter ball was updated annually, making 2025-26 the 20th winter offering and PUMA's first season as official ball supplier. The new colorway is engineered to shine brightest under stadium floodlights to improve visibility for players, fans and VAR during snow or low light. The season has produced 209 goals across 80 matches so far.
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