Carrefour recalls fake World Cup balls

Fake soccer balls bearing markings similar to those used at the World Cup have been pulled from the shelves of French supermarket chain Carrefour’s Chinese stores, media reports said today.

Carrefour staff discovered the balls resembling Adidas’s official “Teamgeist”, or Team Spirit, model soon after their delivery and withdrew them on June 7 after about 40 had been sold, the Shanghai Morning Post newspaper reported.