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Question Number: 14903Law 2 - The Ball 2/26/2007RE: High School High School Jennifer of Washington D.C., Washington United States asks...what is the number of panels on a regulation size soccer ball?>
Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller The ball must be spherical, made of leather or other suitable material, be 27-28 inches in circumference, and also meet a specific pressure and weight requierment. Does not mention anything about panels.
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View Referee Ben Mueller profileAnswer provided by Referee Gary Voshol A traditional ball (since 1970) consists of 12 pentagons and 20 hexagons, for a total of 32 panels. It was called the TelStar, because the original black and white colors could easily be seen on TV.
In the 2006 World Cup, a new ball called Teamgeist was introduced that had 14 panels - 6 of them were dumbbell shaped (or resembled another common product, which earned the ball a risque nickname).
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