Soccer’s worldwide popularity is due in large part to the simplicity of the equipment. All you need to play is a few friends and a round object that resembles a ball. Throughout the sport’s history ...

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.

Forget any notion of a 32-paneled soccer ball, true stitching or black-and-white design. The Brazuca, the official adidas-made match ball for World Cup 2014, engineers roundness well beyond tradition.

Three of the 12 soccer stadiums where Brazil will host the FIFA World Cup are still under construction. Only 1 in 3 Brazilians thinks the monthlong tournament will be good for their country’s economy.

RIO DE JANEIRO – It's gotta be the ball. The number and quality of goals in this year's World Cup is remarkable bordering on incredible, and there have been plenty of theories as to why. The simplest ...

With its reputation and millions on the line, Adidas has unveiled the "Brazuca," the official soccer match ball of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. All eyes are on to see whether the company can avoid a ...

A ball is just a ball, right? Something round, something stitched together. Just a ball. Well, not when the world watches it slice through the air during the World Cup and the company making it calls ...

Since 1970, Adidas has been designing new soccer balls for every World Cup, many incorporating materials and technologies that were innovative advances for their time. The amazingly skilled players ...

When Brazil and Croatia kick off the first game of the 2014 World Cup they will use the Adidas ‘Brazuca’, the official ball of the 2014 World Cup. The name Brazuca comes from a fan poll in Brazil that ...

Ever wonder about the process by which adidas manufactures millions upon millions of brand new soccer balls before every World Cup? Well, wonder no longer, because the above video from adidas takes ...

Every four years, FIFA introduces a new official World Cup ball. A ton of science goes into the process -- and whether the players like it comes down to physics. Designed by Adidas, the ball itself is ...

Creating the ideal match ball is no easy task, especially when that ball is the object used to determine the best football nation on the planet at the World Cup. Nevertheless, Adidas gave it a try, ...