What Materials Are Used to Make a Soccer Ball?
soccer ball image by Diane Stamatelatos from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.co.uk/images/a06/dj/43/materials-used-make-soccer-ball_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); The material used to make the soccer ball depdns on the type of use. You might assume all soccer balls are the same, but there are several types made of various materials. The Soccer Ball World website identifies professional match soccer balls, practice balls, indoor balls and futsal balls. Each is constructed differently. Professional Balls Professional soccer balls must be approval by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). To earn approval, these balls must have four main parts: cover, lining, stitching and bladder. The cover of a professional ball usually has 32 panels and is made of synthetic leather. Full-grain leather was used in the past, but it absorbed water, making the ball too heavy. According to Soccer Ball Worl
