Sialkot, Pakistan, has been a worldwide hub of football, or soccer ball, production since the late 1800s. British colonials paid local cobblers to re-create the balls they used at home, and production ...
Nearly 70% of the world's soccer balls are made in Sialkot, Pakistan. Factories in Sialkot produced balls for the 2022 World Cup and sold replicas to fans. Here's how workers put together a soccer ...