Adidas has supplied balls for the World Cup since 1970. Through 2002, each ball was made with the iconic 32-panel construction. The 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal panels were traditionally made of ...

It wasn't until 1855, when Charles Goodyear patented vulcanized rubber, that soccer balls started taking shape. Literally.

Through 2002, each ball was made with the iconic 32-panel construction. The 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal panels were traditionally made of leather and stitched together. A new era began with the ...

The Al Rihla World Cup soccer ball features 20 panels, water-based inks and glues, with unique shapes for improved aerodynamics.

It turns out that a soccer ball’s drag coefficient is approximately 2.5 times larger for ... The eight-panel Jabulani ball in the 2010 South Africa World Cup had textured panels to make up for ...

Most people know that a traditional soccer ball is black and white and that the black and white panels are in a pattern. You might even know that there are 32 total panels on a traditional soccer ...

Ever wonder about the process by which adidas manufactures millions upon millions of brand new soccer balls before every World Cup? Well, wonder no longer, because the above video from adidas ...

Workers examine soccer ball panels at Anwar Khawaja Industries. Each traditional ball is made up of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons joined by 690 stitches. However, ...

Wheatley’s company will sell soccer balls as part of a series of limited-edition drops throughout the year. ... Each of the 160 unique panels fit only in one place on this ball. 9. BALL COMBINATION.