Plenty of Balls to Go Around

May 31st, 2006 | By: Trent | No Comments »

FIFA have 960 balls at the ready for the 64 games that will comprise the World Cup in Germany this summer.

Each match will have fifteen balls and each ball–the “Teamgeist” made by Adidas–will be inscribed with the date and participating teams’ names. Each team will then be given one of the special balls for its hope chest.

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