Meet the city making 70% of world’s footballs, including World Cup ball
A city in Pakistan has become the unlikely centre of the global football industry, producing an estimated 70 per cent of the world’s footballs, including the official match ball used at the FIFA World Cup.
Every time a World Cup ball rolls onto the pitch, it carries with it a connection to a Pakistani city where generations of workers have turned football manufacturing into a global industry.
Home of the World Cup ball Sialkot has been involved in producing official FIFA World Cup footballs since 1982, making it the manufacturing home of every tournament ball for more than four decades.
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