why does a soccer ball have the unique black and white pattern?
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Its design of black pentagon/white hexagon was intended for maximum visibility on monchrome television sets
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Soccer it was invented in Egypt and since than it has been around. Plus its played all over the world and it is worshiped by most nations except USA.
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The answer is the Tango Espana. The Tango line of match balls was a successful campaign for Adidas and was first used in the Olympics and Euro-Cup in 1978.  I remember playing with them at the World Cup Soccer Camp in west Georgia. Good question.
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You misspelled 'soccer.' I wouldn't know what a soccor ball was, so technically I cannot answer this question. Fix your spelling and then i'll see about giving you an answer.
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If you mean  Association football, the ball already is round. If you mean that American kind, I can't see them wanting to change the ball shape just for you, so maybe you should take up soccer, as our American cousins prefer to call it.
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I did see this, and it's definitely questionable.  I used to referee soccer and the ball does not have to be directly kicked towards an offensive player to be considered offsides.  Once past the final defender, any ball put in play in that direction will render the player offsides.  This play seemed to be a huge error in officiating at the World Cup.
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ADIDAS:\n\nAdidas was officially appointed by FIFA to produce the balls for Mexico 1970. It had to be visible on the black and white television screens of the time, so the ball was formed by 12 black pentagons panels and 20 white hexagons. It was the roundest ball that had been produced until then.
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The ball used in football (soccer) is called a football or soccer ball. Law 2 of the game specifies the ball to be an air-filled sphere with a circumference of 68–70 cm (or 27–28 inches), a weight of 410–450 g (or 14–16 ounces), inflated to a pressure of 60–110 kPa (or 8.5–15.6 psi), and covered in leather or "other suitable" material.\n\nThe weight specified for a ball is the dry weight: older balls often became significantly heavier in the course of a match played in wet weather. The standard ball is a Size 5. Smaller sizes exist; Size 3 is standard for team handball; others are used in underage games or as novelty items.
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When you kick off, you kick the ball with your foot.\nWhen you try a field goal, you kick the ball with your foot.\nWhen you try an extra point, you kick the ball with your foot.\nWhen you punt, you kick the ball with your foot. \n\nWhy is a Soccer ball called a soccer ball?
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The black and white are different colors...the other two come from different countries. You have me on that pesky "why" question though!!!
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Variety is the spice of life. I'm not really sure...maybe it's to make sure than one side isn't worn more than the other, easier to play/run on, and both are given a better chance at a fair game by doing so, not to mentio the ecological factors such as glare from the sun, and wind direction. That's totally a guess.
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FIFA selects the top teams and pre-seeds them into a group.  They then do a random drawing based on regions to fill in the rest of the seeds in the group.  The interesting thing is that this year they preseeded all the traditional teams even though many of them are playing poorly and were seeded infront of teams that are playing well and are seeded in the top 10!  The other interesting thing...and what no one seems to have figured out...is how FIFA is able to do a live random drawing and still FIX the drawing...it is an amazing feat...but one that every true soccer fans understands as being true!
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because they do a particular type of training and play with a style called Futebol de Salão which is closely related with dance and rhythm\nFutebol de Salão is a 5-a-side version of football of South American origin that is played with a smaller (size 2), heavier (465g) ball that has virtually no bounce (10%). The game became very popular in Brazil where players such as Pele, Rivelino, Zico right through to Juninho, Ronaldo and Rivaldo were brought up first playing Futebol de Salão before moving on to conventional football. \n\nJuninho was a typical Brazilian child: he started futebol de salão when he was four and only started playing on grass with a full sized ball when he was 14.\n\nTo help develop co-ordination skills, encourage rhythm and create a more “South American” atmosphere, much of the training is done to a background of Samba music.
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because soccer is played with a ball and you can ony use your feet
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Very simply--there has to be two defenders between you and the goal unless you are behind the ball. The timing is when the ball is played by one of your team mates.
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Teamgeist brought some innovations. It's using a revolutionary new panel shape which minimize corners and create a more homogenous system in terms of performance and look. Comparing with FIFA standards Teamgeist represents the best choice regarding the weight, shape, size, water absortion or loss of pressure. In one word the official ball is "perfect".
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there are no spots on any soccer ball, they are pentagons and hexagons.  Spots are round.