This is the shape of the classic soccer ball, originally called the Telstar ball and used in the official FIFA World Cup ...

Kieran Brown investigates why a certain soccer ball seems to defy the laws of physics. Gunman accused of shooting 5 soldiers at Fort Stewart identified as Army sergeant Ozzy Osbourne’s cause of death ...

Adidas has supplied balls for the World Cup since 1970. Through 2002, each ball was made with the iconic 32-panel construction. The 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal panels were traditionally made of ...

When it comes to making a good soccer ball, the speed at which the airflow transitions from turbulent to laminar is critical. This is because when that transition occurs, a ball begins to slow ...

Curving and bending a ball using the magnus effect is common in every sport. Curving and bending a ball using the magnus effect is common in every sport. The effect can be reversed though - kick ...

Join John Eric Goff, a Professor of Physics at University of Lynchburg, for Physics Fun with the Tour de France and World Cup Soccer. Goff's main research area over the past quarter century has been ...

Generalizing the rules of soccer ball opens up further possibilities and mathematical questions for exploration. <br> <br> To a mathematician, the iconic <b>soccer ball is a sphere made of ...