So, so. I would say 3 1/2 stars. It looked good but it wore out quicker than other balls we have had. The other way to tell is when at the bringing of season some of the team buys new balls and then by end of season you note this ball wore out more than the others.The color of the ball is bright and beautiful. However, the quality of the ball was somewhat lacking. There are approximately 4-5 areas on the ball where the seams were not completed properly. String is hanging out from a number of areas. My son was thrilled, but I was disappointed that a brand new ball looks like it's several years old and has been used quite a bit.Mitre balls have served us well, though they only seem to last for a season, if that. My kids tend to leave them outside in the rain, so that may have something to do with it. :) Overall, good ball for the price. Highly recommend if you're not certain your child is going to stick with soccer.Decent value. It was good while it lasted, but essentially a one season ball. Not a bad starter ball for kids if you're not sure if they'll stay w/ the game- but might want to invest a little deeper if high quality is a major factor in your decision making.I received this ball today and inflated it to the max. It is noticeably smaller than every other Size 3 ball on the field, among 25 or so balls. Since it came deflated, I am going to give it a week or so to "stretch out" but if it doesn't inflate to a Size 3 ball, I am going to ask Amazon to exchange it for a better made ball.Sorry to have to give this review 1 star, but this ball will not hold air. I thought the price was great and would not be the end of the world if my 7 year old lost it at his soccer tournament so I purchased it. The ball does come deflated so I pumped air into it that evening and by the next morning without even using it the ball lost approximately 20% of the air. I pumped it up again and when my son came home from school, the ball had lost air again. Unfortunately, we had to request a refund which Amazon did so straight away. Amazon receives 5 stars ***** for their ease in the return/refund process, but the ball still gets ONE star *.We bought this soccer ball 4 months ago, within less than a few weeks it started to tear apart. I can't imagine that my 7 year old put more stress on the ball than intended. At this point, it's really only worthy for the dog to play with. It was stored indoors in his soccer bag so I can't imagine why it wouldn't hold up nicely. If you have money to blow, the color is nice and shiny and blue, but if you want to use it for soccer, I wouldn't buy it.Sadly, we tried two of these. The first one lasted less than two weeks with mild usage in the yard with the kids before the stitching failed. The graphics were also rubbing off, most of the silver was gone and the black was 40% gone.We returned the ball and got a new one. The stitching ripped on the new ball in less than an hour.Both balls were inflated to 8 or 9 PSI (ball is labeled 7 to 10 PSI)