Raw Materials Used to Make a Football

The average modern football is made using a synthetic leather, most commonly polyurethane or polyvinyl chloride. These cover an inflated bladder which is usually made from rubber or a rubber like material.








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Footballs used to be made with real leather and held together with cotton laces but they were expensive and heavier then the footballs we use now.




 


















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Modern balls  have a valve so they can be pumped up. The synthetic leather is stuck to the bladder using adhesive.



The standard size of a football used in the Premiere League is size 5 and has a circumference or 70cm which is 27 inches.