Ball (association football)
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A football is the ball used in the sport of association football. The name of the ball varies according to whether the sport is called "football", "soccer", or "association football". The ball's spherical shape, as well as its size, weight, mass, and material composition, are specified by Law 2 of the Laws of the Game maintained by the International Football Association Board. Additional, more stringent standards are specified by FIFA and other big governing bodies for the balls used in the competitions they sanction.
Adidas Telstar-style ball, with the familiar black and white spherical truncated icosahedron pattern, introduced in 1970
Early football ball (with its leather lace) used in the 1930 FIFA World Cup Final
Leather ball used in the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Adidas Torfabrik football used in the Bundesliga in 2011
Adidas Telstar
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Telstar is a soccer ball made by Adidas. The iconic 32-panel alternating black-and-white design of the ball, based on the work of Eigil Nielsen, has since become a global standard design used to portray a soccer ball in different media.
The Telstar satellite for which the ball was named