Sentences with phrase «stitching of soccer balls»

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.

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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.
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