World Cup Soccer Research at the University of Lynchburg

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Professor John Eric Goff of the University of Lynchburg engages in a variety of research on soccer balls with his colleagues in Japan and England. This animation highlights published work Professor Goff has performed with his Japanese colleagues on World Cup soccer balls, including this year's Telstar 18. Professor Goff uses wind-tunnel data from his Japanese colleagues to simulate a myriad of soccer kicks, which allows for comparisons between various World Cup balls.