| It is said that thousands of years ago, South | | | | usual black and white. By reducing the amount of |
| American Indians already kicked an elasticized ball for | | | | panels used the more accurate a shot with that ball |
| fun. They used things such as heads, skulls, stitched | | | | will be, because with the fewer the amount of panels |
| up cloth and pig or cow bladders. The Chinese played | | | | the more perfect the circumference becomes. |
| "tsu chu" where animal skin balls were dribbled | | | | The black and white colors on the soccer ball were |
| through gaps in a net stretched between two poles. | | | | defined so that it could be seen better on |
| The actual soccer ball only came after a few | | | | monochrome televisions, but in cases like playing in |
| thousand years. Ancient Egyptian rites are said to | | | | the snow the soccer balls have different colours such |
| have similarities with soccer, and both the ancient | | | | as yellow or orange. The soccer ball used in the |
| Greeks and Romans also played a game that entailed | | | | World Cup 2006 final is golden with white and black |
| carrying and kicking a ball. | | | | details. Some soccer ball brands are developing new |
| The more irregular the bladders used as balls were, | | | | technologies such as using foam as part of the |
| the more unpredictable was its behavior. After | | | | composition of the ball or even having rings so that |
| Charles Goodyear patented vulcanized rubber, he | | | | goalkeepers can determine the spin of the ball. |
| designed the first rubber soccer ball (football). It was | | | | Nowadays there are many brands that make soccer |
| only in the twentieth century that rubber bladders | | | | balls, amongst which are the famous ones such as |
| were began to be used in most balls. In 1862 Lindon | | | | Adidas, Nike, Mitre, etc. About 80% of the |
| developed one of the first rubber bladders for balls, | | | | association soccer balls are made in Pakistan, and |
| probably inspired because of the ill effects of blowing | | | | 75% of these are made in the city of Sialkot. |
| animal bladders, after his wife died of lung disease. | | | | As soccer is the most popular sport in the world you |
| The soccer ball is an air filled sphere with a | | | | can find a soccer ball almost in every place on the |
| circumference of 68-70 cm, weight 210-250 g, | | | | planet. It doesn't matter if it's called football, soccer, |
| covered in leather or other suitable material. Most of | | | | fussball, futebol or fútbol, one will always find |
| the modern balls are stitched with 32 panels of water | | | | some soccer ball being kicked around, even in |
| proof leather or plastic and the colors are usually | | | | countries were the sport isn't as popular as in Brazil, |
| black and white. Over the years balls have become | | | | Argentina, England, or Germany. Soccer balls are even |
| lighter. Older Balls were usually stitched with 18 oblong | | | | used in peace campaigns, with special games as on |
| leather panels. The problem is that these balls were | | | | with team with players from Palestine and Israel, |
| very heavy. Though in the last world cup in 2006 the | | | | playing side by side in a same team united by the |
| ball is stitched with 14 panels and the colour isn't the | | | | same soccer ball. |