perfidy

I pose a purely rhetorical question, apropos Minister Geeklethal's earlier comment which includes a reference to "the all-consuming white and black ball".

Ignore for a moment the fact that, at least in the final, the ball wasn't white & black:

I'm a guy, so I don't know if that not-black, not-white color is taupe, mauve, or some other made-up name.

But, on to my rhetorical question: When did FIFA decide to allow brand advertising on the ball? Have a closer look, at this picture:

Is it just me, or does it look like a sneaky product placement by Kotex? At least Nike, when doing product placements related to soccer balls, makes them both transparent and interesting, with goofy, snaggle-toothed football wunderkinds like Ronaldinho.