contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoA cool guide Different footballs used in world cups.i.redd.itimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageA cool guide Different footballs used in world cups.i.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelittletoolshed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 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-up0·edit-24 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-up0·4 months agoAlthough it’s written as craque. Maybe it was once crack?
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?