The One World Futbol can be played on any surface, anywhere—not just grass or regulation soccer fields. Unlike other soccer balls, the skin of the One World Futbol won't wear off no matter how abrasive the playing area. The ball requires no pump or needle and will never go flat even if punctured.
Maybe they should have used this ball in the 2010 World Cup. Instead of the new adidas 'Jabulani', which was causing all sorts of problems for keepers.
Here's the story from the San Francisco Chronicle:
To make the project sustainable, the couple is combining a for-profit company with a nonprofit foundation, both based in Napa (oneworldfutbol.com). For each $39.50 ball sold, they'll donate a second one to an area in need. The foundation also will accept donations from people who want to send balls around the world. Nonprofits get a deep discount on the cost.
When Jahnigen first had the idea, he and his wife had just poured all their resources into another venture, infrared warming devices for animal therapy. So it went on the back burner until a chance conversation with Sting, whose bi-annual Rainforest Fund concert Jahnigen helps produce.
Sting mentioned that some friends had just financed the construction of a soccer field in Gaza.
"Then Tim told me about his idea for a soccer ball that would never deflate, never need a pump and could be played on any surface," Sting said in a statement. "It was suddenly obvious to me that putting a little money into producing soccer balls like that could go a whole lot farther than building soccer fields."
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