The world governing body of soccer, FIFA, awarded her the FIFA Fair Play Award, the first woman and American to receive the award, for her work against child labor in
the stitching of soccer balls.
Not exact matches
What she saw was the first facility
of its kind in Pakistan: a factory that centralizes every phase
of soccer -
ball production, including
stitching, under one roof.
On Feb. 15, 56 companies, including Reebok, Nike, Adidas, Mitre and Brine, agreed that over the next 18 months they will begin to use only
stitching centers or centralized facilities like Reebok's in the making
of soccer balls.
While other sports, such as baseball and cricket, have strict rules about the
stitching on the
ball,
soccer does not, and advances in technology have largely given
balls sleeker, smoother designs — until the introduction
of the Brazuca, at least.