So, what's going on? First things first, you want a soccer ball to be as spherical as possible. John Eric Goff: "In the old days, we had balls that had the bucky ball shape, the Epcot Center shape ...

leading to slightly triangular-shaped balls. Remarkably, the leather soccer ball was used for almost a century, despite the fact that it became heavier in rainy or wet conditions, the knock-on ...