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GCHS star brings passion to the football pitch | local sports

GREENSBURG — Emily Rosales feels at home when she steps onto the football pitch. “It makes me stop worrying about things, school, the world,” she said. “It’s a place where I can just relax and enjoy what I love to do. Also, I met some of my best friends there. Morales started playing football when […]

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Nendo football kit includes modular football

For their recent “My Football Kit” project, Japanese design company nendo designed a modular soccer ball made up of 54 interlocking pieces that aims to be more durable and portable than its inflatable cousins. The project was developed for the Japanese sports equipment company Molten with the mission of lowering access barriers in communities where […]

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Nendo designs a non-deflatable flat soccer ball for developing countries

Football, a/k/a football, is a popular pastime for children all over the world, especially in developing countries. A plot of land, the ball and improvised goal posts are the only infrastructure needed. If the balloon deflates, however, an air pump is needed; if the ball is burst, it is worth […]

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Nendo has created a soccer ball that you will never need to inflate

Football is the most popular sport in the world, partly because the only equipment you need is a ball. But to maximize the sport’s accessibility, especially in poor communities where a deflated ball can mean game over, Japanese design studio nendo has created an alternative to the non-inflatable soccer ball that fits together like a […]

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Nendo launches non-inflatable DIY soccer ball for children in disadvantaged areas

Japanese design studio nendo just launched the My Football Kit project which aims to popularize soccer (or soccer depending on where you live) in hopes of bringing more players to the sport. In impoverished communities around the world, soccer balls are not easy to find, and if acquired, children do not have access to air […]

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Trinity Rodman will make her name on the football field – Orange County Register

Trinity Rodman has a famous father, but even at 18 she’s ready to chart her own path as a professional footballer. The daughter of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, who signed up in Washington state before deciding to enter the NWSL draft, was the second overall selection by the Washington Spirit on Wednesday. “With […]

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nendo unveils non-inflatable soccer ball for poor communities around the world

Prolific Japanese design studio nendo unveiled a non-inflatable soccer ball created for poor communities around the world, in hopes of popularizing the sport and increasing the number of players. often the younger members of these communities have difficulty obtaining and maintaining a regular soccer ball. As an answer to this problem, this new non-inflatable soccer […]

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Nendo made a soccer ball that you never need to blow up

Football is the most popular sport in the world in part because the only equipment you need is a ball. But to maximize the accessibility of the sport, especially in poor communities where a deflated ball can mean the end of the game, Japanese design studio nendo has created a alternative to non-inflatable soccer ball […]