Sialkot's football factory in Pakistan - in pictures

  • Footballs designed for the Qatar Fifa World Cup 2022 in the Forward Sport factory in Sialkot, Pakistan. Photo: Urdu News
    Footballs designed for the Qatar Fifa World Cup 2022 in the Forward Sport factory in Sialkot, Pakistan. Photo: Urdu News
  • Footballs being given a final check. Photo: Urdu News
    Footballs being given a final check. Photo: Urdu News
  • The director of Forward Sports, Khawaja Masood Akhtar, in his office in Sialkot, Pakistan. Photo: Urdu News
    The director of Forward Sports, Khawaja Masood Akhtar, in his office in Sialkot, Pakistan. Photo: Urdu News
  • Each football is checked individually. Photo: Urdu News
    Each football is checked individually. Photo: Urdu News
  • The 'Al Rihla' football designed for the 2022 World Cup. Photo: Urdu News
    The 'Al Rihla' football designed for the 2022 World Cup. Photo: Urdu News
  • The company also produced the 2014 World Cup ball. Reuters
    The company also produced the 2014 World Cup ball. Reuters
  • An employee inflates an Adidas AG 'Brazuca' football, used for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, in a thermo-bonding moulding machine at Forward Sports. Reuters
    An employee inflates an Adidas AG 'Brazuca' football, used for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, in a thermo-bonding moulding machine at Forward Sports. Reuters
  • Employees at the factory in Sialkot, Punjab province. Reuters
    Employees at the factory in Sialkot, Punjab province. Reuters
  • Quality checking official 2014 World Cup balls. Reuters
    Quality checking official 2014 World Cup balls. Reuters
  • An employee collects panels from a machine that applies adhesive to the edges before being applied to the balls. Reuters
    An employee collects panels from a machine that applies adhesive to the edges before being applied to the balls. Reuters
  • Finished balls leave the production area. Reuters
    Finished balls leave the production area. Reuters
  • Outer panels being adjusted on a ball for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Reuters
    Outer panels being adjusted on a ball for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Reuters