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Football ball History, FIFA World Cup Balls and League balls

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 1stwas 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

 

Roman Borissov

Roman studied at Mainor High School in Estonia. After he went to University of Tartu for obtaining Master of Arts degree in specialization “Design and development of virtual environments” in 2009. Few years later he has founded BRO OU Company, which maintains web projects like Footballwood.com. Roman played football for the University of Tartu in a position of a midfielder for 3 years. He truly loves this game and happy to be part of that world. MSc. Editor has many projects to maintain, but Footballwood is one of the favorites. “Our project is inspired by a passion for that magnificent game, which I played since childhood. And today we are happy to connect our life and work with football”, this is how Roman describes Footballwood. Personal contact: “roman@borissov.ee” Also, visit page “Contact US” if you want to know more about Roman’s company.

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