Does anyone know why they have a silver ball instead of a white one?

To keep the werewolves off the pitch!

because its pretty & gets the girlies more interested?

:haha:

so they can sell replicas of the official euro 2004 ball and make more money.

every tournement they bring out a "new exclusive ball"

usually the players hate them.

hehehe, I worked in sports retail for over 11 years. The official ball for the USA world cup was soooooooooooooo crap! £50 a go and it sold by the bucketload!!!

Boring I know but:
Roteiro™ is named after the logbook used by Vasco da Gama, the famous Portuguese discoverer. The unique and dynamic design features an aqua metallic base color, which represents the sky, a blue globe color reminiscent of the sea, and silver lines to signify the co-ordinate system used and perfected by the Portuguese.
In what is a first for a major football tournament, every single match ball at UEFA EURO 2004 will be specifically personalized to each individual game. The Adidas Roteiro™ balls used at each match will be inscribed with the name of the teams, the date, the name of the stadium and the longitude and latitude of the center spot of the pitch.

And for Germany's game tomorrow a map of the penalty box!