The World’s Ball

Brazil Worl Cup 2014


Source: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/13/sports/worldcup/world-cup-balls.html?ref=world&_r=0



The T-model with 5 laces that was used in the first World Cup final is now kept in a museum in Manchester in England



URUGUAY930



Uruguay 1930
T-Model



An Imperfect Ball



Early soccer balls were hand-sewn and made of leather. They were never perfectly round