10 Unmissable Highlights from #DesigningFootball

See the 12-panel ball supplied by Argentina for the first half of the game and Uruguay’s 11-panel ball for the second half of the final match that made Uruguay the first-ever winner team of the World Cup.

The original Brazilian national top worn by Pelé during the 1958 FIFA World Cup game where he scored two of Brazil’s five goals against Sweden in the final, marking the beginning of his career as an international football star at just 17 years old.

Sammer pleaded with Nike to wear his Adidas boots, which he argued were more comfortable. After several discussions, it was agreed he could wear his own shoes if he covered the Adidas trademark three stripes with a handmade Nike logo.

An important look into the gendered history of football shows that prior to the FA’s 50-year ban on women’s football, the game used to be incredibly popular as a spectator sport, with teams like Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.

With a unique style of bold typography and striking imagery, British designer John Elvin’s works for Coventry City’s Sky Blue 1970-71 match-day programme marked a change in programme design.

Explore the banner designs of Craftivist Peter Carney and see how he communicated the incredible fan spirit of Liverpool Football Club. Some of Carney’s most significant work commemorates the Hillsborough stadium disaster of which he is a survivor.

Discover the architectural drawings and sketches by Archibald Letch, often hailed as the grandfather of football stadium design. Between 1899 and 1939 Leitch partly or wholly designed 20 stadiums across the UK and Ireland, including those for Chelsea, Arsenal, and Aston Villa.

Supporters of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and active for five years, the Brazilian fan group were a respected part of the club’s fanbase, producing loud, colourful, and original displays.

An immersive film installation following French player Zidane in real-time over the course of a single match. Capturing Zidane from multiple angles from up close and afar, the video explores the role of the footballer in popular culture and some of the murky issues relating to football spectatorship.

See a replica of the first-ever ‘pea’ whistle and how the small piece of cork inserted inside it creates a distinguishable sound to compete with the noise of the crowd.