Whether you’re playing on an organized, local adult soccer team, or have your eyes set for playing on a professional or national team, you’ll be playing with a FIFA approved soccer ball. FIFA is soccer’s international private governing body. It regulates and standardizes the rules of play as well as the elements of play in soccer and futsal, including field dimensions, goal dimensions, and the condition and size of soccer balls.
FIFA approved balls have successfully passed its seven-part test that goes over the ball’s weight, circumference, pressure loss, water absorption, roundness, bounciness, and size and shape retention. Balls that have passed all the testing receive either a FIFA Quality Pro, FIFA Quality or International Match Standard marking.