Pony vintage original soccer ball

As all old ball the leather is strong but new state in box conserved since few years ago , i can to pump up and to my great knowledge it holds air just to be in almost perfect shape . Now the Pony ball go to my collection . The colors is passed and the polish has a color of vintage time. I have a particular attention for the historic ball to protect against the sun and to pump up every month with glycerine !

PONY is an American brand of footwear and clothing. It was founded in the United States and is now headquartered in New York City under the company name PONY International.^[2] The brand is currently property of  Iconix Brand Group, which acquired rights in 2015.^[1]

Founded in 1972 on Madison Avenue in New York City, PONY was created by industry veteran (and Uruguayan-born ^[3]) Roberto Muller, along with financing provided by Adidas Chairman Horst Dassler. The company's name is an acronym for Product of New York.^[4] During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Pony became one of the top athletic brands worldwide. By the mid-1980s, PONY's sales volume reached US$800 million. The Pony brand has been worn by championship athletes in every major sport, including the FIFA World Cup, the NFL's Super Bowl, the CFL's Grey Cup, MLB's World Series, and the NBA Finals, as well as boxers, most notably Buster Douglas on the night of his epic defeat of then-undefeated heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.

PONY was owned by the English-based company Pentland in the 1990s before a sale to The Firmentertainment group, based in Santa Monica, California. The Firm relaunched the brand in 2001 with celebrity entertainers including Justin Timberlake, Korn, Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton.

In 2003, Global Brand Marketing, based in Santa Barbara, California, acquired a majority share of PONY, along with Symphony Holdings and Itochu Corporation. In 2006, PONY was purchased by Symphony Holdings,^[5][6] a public company based in Hong Kong.^[1] Symphony brought in former partner Infinity Associates (Mardy Cason and Bill Simon), who were the principals who purchased Conversefrom bankruptcy in 2001, turned the brand around and sold to Nike in 2003 for $305 million. Jim Stroesser, who was the key partner in rebuilding Converse, was asked to be the CEO/President of PONY in 2006. Stroesser's team relocated Pony from Santa Barbara, CA, to downtown San Diego, CA. PONY was in need of a complete turnaround, and Stroesser's team rebuilt the company's infrastructure and positioned the brand as one of America's most authentic sports brands. In 2010 the company's U.S. headquarters were moved to Los Angeles.

In February 2015, US corporation Iconix Brand Group acquired rights to the brand "PONY" from Symphony Holdings for US$ 37 million. Iconix acquired rights to North America, retaining option to expand global ownership. Iconix partnered Anthony L&S Athletics to carry out the purchase.^[1]

^{PONY athletes Paolo Rossi, included Pelé, Dan Marino, Bob McAdoo, Nick Galis, Earl Campbell, Franco Harris, Lawrence Taylor, Willie Stargell, Reggie Jackson, Pete Rose, David Thompson, Spud Webb, Darryl Dawkins and Wilson Chandler. The PONY brand has a strong heritage in boxing, endorsing Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, and Leon Spinks.}

^{Today the fisrt Pony’s soccer ball is there as a good surprise because the box is nice and great color and the ball is yet flexible !!} 

^{So let’s see it !}