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 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
Each football is checked individually. 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
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
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
Finished balls leave the production area. Reuters
Outer panels being adjusted on a ball for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Reuters
