The beautiful game has become even more fabulous. Local jewellers Shimansky have unveiled a ball that is sure to distract even the most capable of goal keepers.
To celebrate South Africa’s first hosting of the FIFA World Cup, Shimansky created the world’s most expensive soccer ball. Weighing at just over two kilograms, the ball is encrusted with 6,620 white diamonds and 2,640 black diamonds.
According to Shimansky’s marketing manager, Michele Meyer, the ball, which is the first of its kind, took over three months to conceive and design. Meyer adds that the idea was to commemorate the first hosting of the prestigious tournament in an African country from a jewellers perspective.
The blinged-out ball contains a total of 3,500 carats worth of diamonds and is worth an estimated R20 million. Shimansky are said to be in talks with a European football club to purchase the ball after the tournament. If you’d like to remember the tournament in your own way, there are exact crystal replicas of the ball which will be auctioned off for charity at the much more wallet-friendly price of R8000.
The crystal replicas are currently being displayed in all seven national Shimansky stores.
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