Custom Printed Soccer Balls

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Match Vs Training Grade Soccer Balls

Match Grade

Made of fine upper of 1.5 mm Glossy PU with all 4 linings of superfine spun polyester, these soccer balls have high air retention bladder to handle air for longer than other balls in the market, multi-ply thread polyester is for better reinforcing of panels if inflated more. Lamination with latex is done by method of "Cross Lamination" for perfect circled shape of the ball. Only skilled and experienced stitchers produce this ball. All weather ball with 100% water resistant, guaranteed, in official size 5 and official weight of 420 to 430 gms.

Training Grade

Also Made of fine upper of 1.2 mm Glossy PVC Double Tone - Under Gloss with all 4 linings of superfine spun polyester, High Air retention Bladder to handle air for longer time than other balls in the market, multi-ply thread polyester for better holding of panels if inflated more. Lamination with latex is done by method of "Cross Lamination" for perfect conical shape of the ball. Only skilled and experienced stitchers produce this ball. All weather ball with 100% water resistant, guaranteed, in official size 5 and official weight of 420 to 430 gms.

Promotional Grade

Made of Patent or Fine Pin 1.2 mm PVC with 2 Cotton and 2 linings of superfine spun polyester, Latex bladder with butyl valve, multi-ply thread polyester for better holding of panels if inflated more. Lamination with latex is done by method of "Cross Lamination" for perfect conical shape of the ball. Stitched by skilled crafter. All weather resistant, in official size 5 and official weight of 420 to 430 gms.

Further Info

Law 2 of Soccer specifies that the Printed Football is an air-filled sphere with a circumference of 68-70 cm (or 27-28 inches), a weight 410-450 g (or 14-16 ounces), inflated to a pressure of 8-12 psi, and covered in a suitable material. The weight specified for a ball is the dry weight, as older balls often became significantly heavier in the course of a match played in wet weather.

The standard ball is a Size 5, although smaller sizes exist: Size 3 is standard for team handball and Size 4 in futsal and other small-field variants. Other sizes are used in underage games or as novelty items.

Most modern Promotional Soccer Balls are stitched from 32 panels of waterproofed plastic: 12 regular pentagons and 20 regular hexagons. The setup involving 32 panels is the spherical polyhedron corresponding to the truncated icosahedron; it is spherical because the faces bulge from high air pressure inside. The first 32-panel ball was marketed by Select early 50's in Denmark. The 32 panel design Soccer ball became common throughout Continental Europe in the 1960s, and was publicised worldwide by the Adidas Telstar, the official ball of the 1970 World Cup. The official match ball of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Older classic style balls were usually stitched from 18 oblong non-waterproof leather panels, similar to the design of modern volleyballs and Gaelic footballs, and laced to allow access to the internal air bladder. This configuration is still common in some soccer balls.

The official FIFA World Cup football for Germany 2006 matches was the 14-panel Design. and is a "thermally bonded" machine-pressed ball, rather than a traditionally stitched one. Another ball with an innovative pattern is the 26-panel Mitre PRO 100T. There are also indoor footballs, which are made of one or two pieces of plastic. Often these have designs printed on them to resemble a stitched leather.