Soccer balls

Soccer balls may be the most essential part of a soccer match. Without a soccer ball, no game could be played. If you remove all the other players, you can still kick the ball around and practice. If you remove the field, you can play indoors. If you remove the soccer shoes and soccer jerseys you can wear regular clothes. Without a soccer ball, there can be no game.

What they're made of
Soccer balls can be made of many materials. The most common material used in waterproofered leather, followed by plastic.

Design
Traditional soccer balls have 32 panels. 12 of the panels are regular pentagons and 20 are regular hexagons. The 32-panel ball originated in the 1950s in Denmark. It became common throughout Europe in the 1960s, and thanks to the Adidas Telstar, it bacame the official ball of the 1970 World Cup.

Older soccer balls were usually made from 18 oblong non-waterproof leather panels, laced to allow access to the internal air bladder.

Indoor footballs are generally made of one or two pieces of plastic. Often these have designs printed on them to resemble a traditional stitched leather ball.