How was the official ball at AFF how was the FIFA 2018 Cup tested?
Technology in sports is increasingly important as it helps a match to be more fair to the players.
At the 2018 AFF Cup, the official ball is called Grand Primero Mundo X Star from Thailand Grand Sports brand .
This is the ball confirmed by FIFA World Football Federation to achieve the highest FIFA Quality standard to ensure the best quality of service for matches at AFF Cup 2018. So in order to achieve this standard, how did Grand Primero Mundo X Star go through the tests?
The official ball at AFF Cup 2018 is made by a Thai producer.
According to official FIFA information, the organization has spent many years developing criteria to ensure a match takes place in the best conditions. With the ball, the standard is designed to give players a fair match every minute.
Accordingly, with each ball, FIFA will in turn test in laboratory and technology conditions to ensure 6 factors: weight, perimeter, round shape, lowest power loss, water absorption lowest and uniform bounce.
When a ball passes all of these tests, it will be allowed to label 'FIFA inspected' . However, there is still a higher standard for assessing FIFA ball quality when the ball needs to overcome higher conditions and more tests by 'FIFA approved' (translated: FIFA approved). browse) .
According to Grand Sports, leather pieces of the Grand Primero Mundo X Star ball are tied together by temperature to reduce water absorption and create perfect roundness. At the same time, the surface of the ball is also specially designed for better control.
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