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How the white football was dismissed as an unwanted fad
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
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How the white football was dismissed as an unwanted fad is an episode from Forgotten Stories of Football by The Guardian. The white ball was widely disliked during trials in 1927 and one manufacturer declared it ‘practically impossible to m...
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Published Aug 31, 2020, 00:18:51 long, audio available.
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