Poor kids around the world will kick just about anything resembling a ball to get a soccer game going. Rolled up socks or rags, cans, tennis balls. For those kids with a little more money, say $160, ...

It’s safe to say that the countdown to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is officially on. Throughout the summer, adidas, the official soccer ball of the World Cup, gave fans the opportunity to vote for ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Knowledge from the ninja, Japan's secretive feudal spies and assassins, is the secret behind the new official ball for the upcoming World Cup, one Japanese researcher has said.

While the news has yet to confirmed by adidas (official ball sponsors of the World Cup) and FIFA officials, images of the new Brazuca 2014 World Cup Ball have leaked on the world wide web. At first ...

Players were consulted extensively in the development of the World Cup ball, meaning they should be less likely to commit on-pitch blunders in Brazil. German manufacturer Adidas says the "Brazuca" was ...

Not many sports focus on their specific "ball" their athletes compete with. Soccer is different. Speaking at the “Marketing: Sports. Soccer in America” event, Liam Hoban, head of sports marketing of ...

LYNCHBURG —There’s a perfect storm of sports brewing this summer for Lynchburg College physics professor Eric Goff. He’s in demand as an expert on soccer ball aerodynamics — including the new Brazuca ...

The balls used in football's biggest matches have undergone a dramatic transformation since the first tournament in Uruguay back in 1930 The history of the World Cup in many ways tells the story of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Knowledge from the ninja, Japan's secretive feudal spies and assassins, is the secret behind the new official ball for the upcoming World Cup, one Japanese researcher has said.