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− | Football is | + | Football is one of the biggest national sports in the US. In the higher leagues such as the ‘National Football League’, the use of [[leather|real leather]] for the official football balls is a requirement. The lower leagues often use [[Imitation leather|rubber or plastic]] balls as they are much cheaper. During the NFL Super Bowl, each team receives 108 leather balls. 54 are for training and 54 for the games. Before the game, the balls are checked for authenticity. NFL footballs are all produced in the US. The company Wilson produces approximately 4,000 footballs each day. The leather is [[Leather cutting|machine cut]]. |
Revision as of 07:53, 15 January 2017
Leather balls have existed for hundreds of years. The leather is shaped and cut so that it can be sewn in to a ball. There are many sports across the world that use leather balls; the most known sports are football in the US (or American football), soccer in the US (or football elsewhere), baseball, cricket, medicinal balls, but there are many other ball games.
soccer - football - leather ball
Medicinal balls are traditionally made of leather.
cricket ball
Cricket balls are not spared. The leather gets traces of use.
New baseball made of leather and used. - Leather is very durable.
Football is one of the biggest national sports in the US. In the higher leagues such as the ‘National Football League’, the use of real leather for the official football balls is a requirement. The lower leagues often use rubber or plastic balls as they are much cheaper. During the NFL Super Bowl, each team receives 108 leather balls. 54 are for training and 54 for the games. Before the game, the balls are checked for authenticity. NFL footballs are all produced in the US. The company Wilson produces approximately 4,000 footballs each day. The leather is machine cut.
Leather football antique and modern.
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