Adidas has pulled back the curtain on redesigned trophies for the FIFA World Cup’s three marquee individual awards. The Golden Ball, Golden Boot, and Golden Glove, the prizes handed to the tournament’s best player, top goal-scorer, and best goalkeeper respectively, are getting a facelift ahead of the 2026 edition.
The 2026 tournament will be the first to feature 48 teams, spread across three host nations: Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
A sponsorship decades in the making
Adidas has been the brand behind these awards for longer than most fans realize. The company has sponsored the Golden Ball and Golden Boot since 1982, and the Golden Glove since 1994. That is over four decades of association with the World Cup’s most prestigious individual honors.
The Golden Boot was originally known as the Golden Shoe before Adidas rebranded it.
