Why is football black and white?

Football is black and white. The purpose is to let everyone see clearly in front of the TV. 1970 World Cup in Mexico, in order to let the audience in front of the black and white TV see the football clearly, the designer specially embedded a black pentagon on the original white football for the audience to watch. Up to now, most football has become black and white.

Usually, the football we see is black and white. Everyone knows why football is either black or white. Of course, football in sporting goods stores is also colored now, but many people still think that football is black and white, black is a regular Pentagon and white is a regular hexagon. Let's reveal the secret together.

Why is football black and white?

In fact, it doesn't make much sense for football to be black or white. Its function is to let everyone see clearly in front of the TV. Mexico 1970 World Cup is the first live broadcast to the whole world via satellite. In order to let the audience in front of the black-and-white TV see the football clearly, the designer specially inlaid the black pentagon on the original white football, and this revolutionary design has also written a new page in the history of football. Of course, with the improvement of broadcasting technology, TV has changed from black and white to color HD, and the color of football doesn't have to be black and white anymore.

How many pieces of leather does a football consist of?

Traditional standard football consists of 32 skins, which are divided into black and white, of which 12 is pentagonal black and 20 is hexagonal white.

With the development of football manufacturing technology, the new generation of football consists of 32 pieces, 14 pieces to 8 pieces of leather pieces with various shapes and designs. In the just-concluded 20 18 World Cup in Russia, the match ball was made of six fabrics which were seamlessly spliced by high-temperature processing, and the 3D textured surface was convenient for better ball control and dribbling.