Football is by far the more popular sport on earth, making the FIFA World cup, one of the most important sporting match around the world. Sporting product manufacturer Adidas, have been responsible for the official FIFA World Cup ball since Mexico 1970, but what did they play with before then? Different ball were used for the first and second halves of the first ever FIFA World Cup Final since 1930. To begin with, the ball was generally produced out of 12 sides, before an 18-piece ball was used at the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, various versions of which were then in service until 1966. The Development of the football over the next few years carried on with importants constantly trying to invent the better ball. The adidas era started in Mexico 40 years ago, and this was when the balls were first given a name. The TELSTAR was made up of 32 special leather panels which made it the roundest ball its era. After the dURLAST came the TANGO which was way ahead of its time in 1978-so much so that it was used as model for the ball at the next 5 FIFA World Cups. TANGO ESPANA in 1982 saw the advent of the synthetic ball-still produced primarily of leather, but its water resistant polyurethane layer produced it a true things of the high-tech age. AZTECA, ETRUSCO and QUESTRA were the same mould. The TRICOLORE in 1998 was the first coloured ball to be used, while the 2002 and 2006 events were treated to revolutionary FEVERNOVA and TEAMGEIST balls which were cycler, more focus and more durable. In south Africa, named JABULANI, made up of 8 synthetic panels, which the squads will have to put in the back of the net. This is the 11th official FIFA World Cup ball which adidas has created, and this one is the most stable and accurate football of all time, proving that impossible truly is nothing.
4/20/2010
THE STORY OF WORLD CUP'S BALL
Football is by far the more popular sport on earth, making the FIFA World cup, one of the most important sporting match around the world. Sporting product manufacturer Adidas, have been responsible for the official FIFA World Cup ball since Mexico 1970, but what did they play with before then? Different ball were used for the first and second halves of the first ever FIFA World Cup Final since 1930. To begin with, the ball was generally produced out of 12 sides, before an 18-piece ball was used at the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, various versions of which were then in service until 1966. The Development of the football over the next few years carried on with importants constantly trying to invent the better ball. The adidas era started in Mexico 40 years ago, and this was when the balls were first given a name. The TELSTAR was made up of 32 special leather panels which made it the roundest ball its era. After the dURLAST came the TANGO which was way ahead of its time in 1978-so much so that it was used as model for the ball at the next 5 FIFA World Cups. TANGO ESPANA in 1982 saw the advent of the synthetic ball-still produced primarily of leather, but its water resistant polyurethane layer produced it a true things of the high-tech age. AZTECA, ETRUSCO and QUESTRA were the same mould. The TRICOLORE in 1998 was the first coloured ball to be used, while the 2002 and 2006 events were treated to revolutionary FEVERNOVA and TEAMGEIST balls which were cycler, more focus and more durable. In south Africa, named JABULANI, made up of 8 synthetic panels, which the squads will have to put in the back of the net. This is the 11th official FIFA World Cup ball which adidas has created, and this one is the most stable and accurate football of all time, proving that impossible truly is nothing.
