contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoA cool guide Different footballs used in world cups.i.redd.itimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down15file-text
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minus-squareKraiden@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months agowhy does the 62 ball have “crack” written on it?
minus-squarelittletoolshed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_(ball) It doesn’t really explain ‘why’ 😅 Neither does this one 🤷♂️: http://soccerballscollection.com/BALL_CRACK_WORLD_CUP_CHILE_1962_CRACK_HISTORY.htm
minus-squareChanchoManco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoSome parts of Latin America use crack to refer of someone who is very good at something, started on football but nowadays it’s used with everything, it’s a synonym for superstar, ace, legend, etc.
minus-squareLinnce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAlthough it’s written as craque. Maybe it was once crack?
why does the 62 ball have “crack” written on it?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_(ball)
It doesn’t really explain ‘why’ 😅
Neither does this one 🤷♂️: http://soccerballscollection.com/BALL_CRACK_WORLD_CUP_CHILE_1962_CRACK_HISTORY.htm
Some parts of Latin America use crack to refer of someone who is very good at something, started on football but nowadays it’s used with everything, it’s a synonym for superstar, ace, legend, etc.
Although it’s written as craque. Maybe it was once crack?
Brazilians use craque.