by DAVE MARTINEZ

Local news in Jacksonville managed to reveal something more than just an Armada preseason training camp last week.

As several industrious fans spotted on social media, the Armada were playing with balls that were not the league-issued Voit offerings of season’s past.

Well, that is because the league has moved on to a new match ball partner.

EoS has learned the North American Soccer League has an agreement in principal to unveil Under Armour as their new, official match ball partner. One sources tells us the announcement is set for early March. However, the league is trying to finalize the details of their agreement in order to introduce their new partner within the next three weeks.

As that process continues, teams are utilizing the Under Armour Desafio balls for their preseason training sessions; the companies highly rated, top model offering. The new NASL specific design will be unveiled by the start of March.

Under Armour becomes the third match ball partner for the NASL in the past four years, following Voit (2014-15) and Joma (2011-13).