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By halftime Argentina was winning by 2 — 1 but, in the second half, Uruguay turned things around and won the match by 2 — 4. This only goes to show that the used soccer balls may actually contributed to the outcome of the World Cup. A carcass made of strong cloths was added between the bladder and the outer cover which allowed more control over the shape of ball, made it stronger and provided damping.

Despite of the ball improvements, many times they would just simply burst during a match, making them important factors in the outcome of games. Poor quality of leather covers was the appointed reason for the low quality soccer balls after World War II. Cow hides used to vary in quality and in thickness which made them degrade during matches. Leather balls became very heavy and painful when heading under rain conditions due to the high water absorption characteristics of the leather and to the hard stitching of the lace.

When floodlights were introduced, to facilitate ball visibility for everyone both players and spectators white colored soccer balls were first allowed. Nevertheless, white balls had been unofficially used since Back then cover leathers were simply white washed to make white soccer balls.

American architect Richard Buckminster Fuller came up with a new soccer ball design when he was looking for a new way of constructing buildings with a minimum of materials. Before thermal bonding was introduced in with the Roteiro soccer ball , the Buckminster ball with its 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal surfaces was considered the modern soccer ball with its near perfect sphere shape.

White Buckminster balls with black spots that helped players notice any swerves on the ball became very popular in the sport. For the World Cup held and on by West Germany two updated versions of the Adidas Telstar were used: a black and white one named Telstar Durlast and an all-white one named Adidas Chile. FIFA announced an official soccer ball for the first time in its history during that tournament. Instead of a panel ball — which has common until that tournament —- the new Teamgeist soccer ball had just 14 panels.

The lower number of panels and absence of inner stitches made the ball even smoother and rounder for greater control and increased playability. Adidas came up with a new 8-panel soccer ball for the World Cup held in South Africa and won by Spain. The Brazuca soccer ball had even fewer panels than its predecessor the Jabulani : only six polyurethane thermally bonded panels! Now you know a little bit more about the history of the soccer ball and that Charles Goodyear was the one who invented it back in Football and footballs — or soccer and soccer balls — have come a long way since the very first man kicked a stone for the first time.

Soccer ball evolution is not going to stop, though, brands, players, coaches and fans all over the World demand better and improved technologies for the sport and its gear. The quest for the best soccer ball will live on forever! As Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases. Who Invented the Soccer Ball? Updated on November 4, Table of Contents Who invented the soccer ball?

Who was Charles Goodyear? How did Goodyear invent vulcanized rubber? Join Our Team. These balls would bounce easier and yet could be kicked. Most balls had a tanned leather cover with eighteen sections stitched together arranged in six panels of three strips each. Each section was stitched together by hand with five-ply hemp and a small lace-up slit was on one side.

All of the stitching was done with the ball cover inside out. Once completed, the cover was reversed with the stitching on the inside. An un-inflated bladder was then inserted through the slit.

A long stem neck aperture extending from the bladder was used to inflate the ball. Once inflated, the tube was inserted through the 15 cm slit and then the opening was laced up tight. You can imagine how often that these soccer balls had to re-inflated. Even during a game. These balls were good for kicking but was painful when heading due to the heavy stitching and the water absorption characteristics of the leather.

Water absorption of the leather during rain made the ball very heavy and caused many head injuries. Other problems of the old leather balls were the various quality of cowhides used. Footballs varied in thickness and quality and the leather often degraded during the match. The soccer ball may have even played a part in the outcome of the first world cup in Argentina and Uruguay could not agree on which ball to use. So they decided to use an Argentinean ball the first half and a ball supplied by Uruguay in the second half.

As it turned out, Argentina was ahead at halftime using their soccer ball. However; Uruguay came back to win the match in the second half using their ball! Click on the picture below see a larger picture of the ball used in the final match of the first world cup and cool USA and Uruguay first world cup team pictures.

During World War II there were further production enhancements. The addition of a carcass made of strong cloths between the bladder and outer cover made controlling the shape easier, provided damping, and made the ball stronger. However; soccer balls played a crucial role in the outcome of matches due to the ball actually bursting during a game.

It was a tree that was native to the area of southern Mexico and Central America. To make the latex into rubber, people had to combine it with the juice of a species of morning glory. This not only made rubber, but the ancient civilizations were able to make it in different grades. The Aztec, Maya, and Olmec peoples of Mesoamerica also made rubber.

The juice of the morning glory made the latex less brittle when it set. Scientists today have experimented with mixing the latex and juice and found they could create a rubber that bounced well for playing a ballgame, but also others that are hard-wearing and could be made into sandals which were worn by the Mayans, as the Spanish conquistadors had described.

Archaeological evidence has found preserved balls of rubber in sacrificial bogs. For the people in the Mesoamerican area, rubber was a symbol of fertility.