1954 World Cup Painted Ball

Product Name : 1934 World Cup Painted Ball

Date of Registration : 02/01/2023

Category Art : Painting

Art Field : Visual Arts

Total Production : One Collection with Twenty Three Balls

Production Year : 2022

Art Style : Acrylic

Ball Name : The Federale 102

Artist Name : Fatemeh Zarei

Size : 5

Weight (gr) : 380 – 420

Has a signature : Yes

Materials :

The Federale 102 ball was composed by 13 polygonal panels which were cut and perfectly fitted together by hand sewing. Most of the classic balls at that time were 12 panel models (like the ones used 4 years ago in the first World Cup) but the Federale 102 brought an invention of having the laces on a separate panel to inflate the balls. The bladder was enclosed by lace with 6 rows. For the very first time the leather laces of a World Cup ball were replaced by brown cotton,very similar to the ones used on shoes. This represents a small detail but an important improvement, as well. As cotton is much softer than any leather,this encouraged players to head the ball more.

About The Federale 102 :

As the second World Cup was approaching,the fascist regime of Mussolini became so powerful that Italy was chosen to be the host of the 1934 FIFA World Cup.The strong nationalism requested that the balls used in the tournament had to be produced in Italy. In the beginning of the 20th century the majority of footballs were made in Britain and were exported to different countr ies where footba ll became more and more popular and equipment was badly needed. But as previously mentioned, the Italian political power insisted on using Italian made balls for the first World Cup to be hosted in Europe.