Once upon a time, soccer balls (or footballs, depending on where you hail from) were made using inflated pig bladders that were wrapped in leather. The ancient Chinese game cuju was an early form of ...

Since about 1970, soccer balls have been stitched or glued together from 32 patches of material—12 of them five-sided and 20 of them six-sided. These patches are arranged so that each pentagon is ...

To a casual observer, The World Cup’s new official tournament ball, the Adidas Brazuca, looks roughly identical to previous World Cup balls. But the Brazuca is in fact a distinct departure from the ...

It happens every four years: The World Cup begins and some of the world's most skilled players carefully line up free kicks, take aim—and shoot way over the goal. The players are all trying to bend ...

In the sporting world, computers are used to analyze everything from a golf swing to how fast a tennis ball was served. Tech is being used in the World Cup to determine if a ball actually went past ...

Watching a top player take a free kick is one of the most compelling moments in soccer. In just a split second after being kicked by the player, the ball takes flight, moving towards a direction that ...

Not everything Nike does revolves around cool shoes and apparel. Its connection to the world of sports is about giving athletes the tools they need to perform at their absolute best. And, for soccer ...

Lowering the pressures of soccer balls and subbing them out when they get wet could reduce risk of injury and concussions, a new study shows. Up to 22% of soccer injuries are concussions that can ...