How many pieces of leather does 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. At the just-concluded 20 14 World Cup in Brazil, a brand-new football consisting of 6 pieces of leather was used.

According to the latest research, the shape and quantity of football leather blocks affect the flight trajectory of football, among which 6 leather blocks have the lowest air resistance, followed by 32 leather blocks. The football composed of 6 skins and the traditional football composed of 32 skins show relatively stable and regular flight routes.