Sialkot, Pakistan, has been a worldwide hub of football, or soccer ball, production since the late 1800s. British colonials paid local cobblers to re-create the balls they used at home, and production ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Every four years there’s a new ball for the World Cup—and every ...

Innovation is a word that gets thrown around a lot in discussions about modern sports equipment. Soccer balls have changed a lot over the last 10 years, with adidas being the leader in producing new ...

People talking balls at international football tournaments is as old as inflating pigs’ bladders, and sometimes just as attractive. But it is slightly unusual for people to talk as much about the ball ...

Pakistan may be known as a cricketing nation but not many know that the soccer balls for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Brazil will be imported from the 159th-ranked football nation. When World Cup’s ...

Forget any notion of a 32-paneled soccer ball, true stitching or black-and-white design. The Brazuca, the official adidas-made match ball for World Cup 2014, engineers roundness well beyond tradition.

An incredible array of different footballs show off the history of balls used during the FIFA World cup. The development, testing and completion of this year's FIFA World Cup football is among the ...

A modern homage to the 1970 Telstar, it featured pixelated black graphics referencing Russia’s digital era. Equipped with a ...