How the white football was dismissed as an unwanted fad

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The white ball was widely disliked during trials in 1927 and one manufacturer declared it ‘practically impossible to make’. It would take another 24 years for the Football League to give it the go-ahead. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
31 Aug 2020 English South Africa Sports

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