Brazil 2014: Fan who predicted Lionel Messi as best player wins ball from final

On 05/08/2014, the winner of the Adidas Golden Ball Predictor game was given the ball from the final between Germany and Argentina (1-0 aet, on 13/07/2014). The game was available on the website of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association). In it, fans attempted to predict the winner of the Adidas Golden Ball, which was awarded to the best player of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The player to receive it was Lionel Messi (Argentina) on 13/07/2014. Adidas, the official supplier of footballs for the World Cup since 1970, designed the Brazuca Final Rio exclusively for the final. The German brand aims to sell 15m Brazucas -- the official ball of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil -- worldwide by 31/12/2014. The name "Brazuca" was chosen by more than 1m internet users in a vote in September 2012.

With 5.8m new followers, the German kit supplier Adidas is the brand that made the most progress on social networks during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (from 12/06 to 13/07/2014). The official twitter account of the ball, @Brazuca was set up for the 2014 World Cup to interact with fans…