Football ball History, FIFA World Cup Balls and League balls

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The ball used in football is also called as soccer ball. Basically the shape of the ball is sphere & It’s designed is based on standard weight, size and material which is specified by the laws of the game. Now days balls are totally changed with unique size & still the designers are working on designing a ball which can become the best suited for the game. A unique designed ball is selected for the FIFA World Cup. Also every league tournament has its special ball for all matches.

History of ball of Football

In early matches of football, the ball used in games is made of animal bladder. The balls were so heavy & the players felt pain on kicking the ball. In the year 1863, the 1^st was come to be used by Football Association. With change in time the balls become advanced & advanced. One the biggest change in a ball was created by Charles Goodyear & Domenico Nobili. Both of them invented rubber vulcanization for football ball. Through medieval times balls were commonly made of associate outer shell of animal skin full of cork shavings. One other technique of designing ball was victimization animal bladders for the within of the ball making it expansive. However, these 2 forms of making footballs created it simple for the ball to puncture and were inadequate for kicking.

Balls Used in FIFA World Cup
Year	Ball	Manufacturer	Images
1930
1934	Federale 102	ECAS, Rome
1938		Allen, Paris
1950	Duplo T	Superball
1954	Swiss World Champion	Kost Sport, Basel
1958	Top Star	Sydsvenska Lader och Remfarbriken
1962	Crack Top star	Senor CustodioZamora H
1966	Challenge 4‑star	Slazenger
1970	Telstar	Adidas
1974	Telstar Durlast	Adidas
1978	Tango	Adidas
1982	Tango Espana	Adidas
1986	Azteca	Adidas
1990	Etrusco Unico	Adidas
1994	Questra	Adidas
1998	Tricolore	Adidas
2002	Fevernova	Adidas
2006	Teamgeist	Adidas
2010	Jabulani	Adidas
2014	Brazuca	Adidas

Use of Football Balls by different Leagues

Balls used in Leagues
League Name	Ball
English Premier League	Nike Maxim
Primera Division	Puma King ball
La Liga	Nike Maxim
Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A	Nike Maxim
Bundesliga	Adidas Torfabrik
Serie A	Nike Maxim
Ligue 1	Adidas Le 80
Argentina Primera Division	Adidas Tango Argentina 12
Russian Premier League	Adidas Tango 12
Liga Sagres	Adidas Tango 12
Super Lig	Nike Maxim
Super League Greece	Nike Maxim
Liha 1	Nike Maxim
Scottish Premier League	Mitre REVOLVE FL
J. League Division	Adidas Tango 12
Bulgarian A PFG	Puma
Ekstraklasa	Puma
Major League Soccer	Adidas Prime
Chinese Super League	Nike
A‑League	Nike Seitiro
I‑League	Nike
Welsh Premier League	Nike
Indonesian Premier League	Nike Maxim
Derbystar Brilliant APS	KNVB Eredivisie