She has no idea who Lionel Messi is and her country isn't even playing, but Pakistani mother-of-five Gulshan Bibi can't wait for the football World Cup. She is a stakeholder because she helped make the balls. When Brazil and Croatia kick off the tournament in Sao Paulo on June 12 there's a good chance they'll be using a ball made by Gulshan and her colleagues at the Forward Sports factory in Pakistan's eastern town of Sialkot. Here’s a look at what has gone into the making of the ‘Brazuca’, the official match ball for this edition of the world’s greatest football tournament.
Some images of manufacturing unit-
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Some images of manufacturing unit-
EYE ON THE BALL
Pakistani workers inspect new balls at the factory in Sialkot. For
Gulshan and her colleagues this is a moment of professional pride. "I'm
really looking forward to the World Cup and inshallah (God willing) we
will watch the matches. The balls we make will be used and all the women
who work here are very proud," she said.
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