It wasn't until 1855, when Charles Goodyear patented vulcanized rubber, that soccer balls started taking shape. Literally.

Jessica O. Matthews started Uncharted Play as a college student. Now, the company has raised the largest Series A of a black woman ever and made a big pivot.

With the 2010 Cup's Jabulani ball ('to celebrate' in isiZulu), Adidas claims it has surpassed its own Teamgeist from 2006 in constructing the roundest and most accurate ball ever played. See how ...

The soccer ball has evolved pretty rapidly in the past 50 years. ... Fuller’s ball, the classic black-and-white, ... The major development here was the reduction of the number of panels, ...

Though these balls were designed to perform more uniformly, the Jabulani design was harshly criticized at the 2010 World Cup. Many players complained that the ball’s trajectory was fickle and ...