Modeled after the official Russian World Cup ball, the Telstar, Italy's replica comes with the familiar sky blue coloring with gold trim, and "Italia" written in white. 

 

Rather than being a practical joke by some craven Adidas employee, the untimely ball is likely a consequence of the company's long production cycles. 

 

Fear not, Italians, for you're not the only country which has suffered the indignation...