How TV gave us the classic soccer ball

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If I asked you to imagine a soccer ball, what would it look like? This is starting to look a little bit like Mr. Potato Head.

This is like asking a bro to draw his favorite drag queens. I'm kinda guessing at this point.

The most iconic ball, the one with black and white panels stitched together? Its known as the Telstar.

And it got its start because of broadcast television. The 1966 World Cup was a turning point in soccer history.

The games that year were held in England, home to the BBC which, aside from the US, had the biggest television operation at the time.

The television broadcast became a huge part of the World Cup. And, as The Times reported, four hundred million fans were watching across five continents.

But notice the ball. If youre having a hard time following it, its not just you.

The ball used in the 1966 World Cup was reddish-brown. And its solid color made it hard to spot on TV.

Like the soccer balls that came before it, this one was made of rectangular strips. It actually looked more like a modern volleyball.

But by the 1970 World Cup, the soccer ball had changed. Compared to the ball used four years prior, the black and white checkered design made

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