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An Enduring Football Myth: The Weight of the Ball

Posted on June 26, 2010September 4, 2010 by JamesHamilton

The argument over the ball at the 2010 World Cup has brought to the fore, once again, the fact that even otherwise well-informed fans don’t always know the laws of the game. It is a myth that the modern ball is lighter than the balls used in the past. Since 1937, the dry weight of…

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