The Ball 2010

The Ball 2010 in its “womb”

Will Prochaska from Alive & Kicking just sent us a photo of The Ball 2010, which has just arrived from Kenya for its kick-off game in Battersea Park.

Below is a short video of a prototype of The Ball 2010, as described by Andrew Aris on a rooftop terrace in Manhattan, shortly before our presentation for the Goethe Institut’s Todo Alemán project back in August last year.

After the kick-off, The Ball 2010 will leave Battersea Park and travel through Europe and 17 African countries (Morocco, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa) to the World Cup Opening Ceremony.

But before it leaves England, on Tuesday January 26th, four times Guinness World Record Holder Dan Magness will attempt to break a world record, by juggling The Ball thirty miles across London, visiting all Premier League football stadiums in London in the process. The current world record stands at 26.1 miles. To successfully beat it, Dan Magness must keep the ball under control at all times using all parts of his body (except his hands) and keeping the ball off the ground.

At each football stadium — Craven Cottage, Stamford Bridge, Upton Park, Emirates and White Hart Lane — Dan will change shirts and reveal the football shirt of that particular Premier League team. Dan’s journey will begin at Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham FC and finish just before kick-off on the pitch at Tottenham Hotspur FC. Tottenham will be playing against Fulham in the Barclays Premier League at 7:45pm.

And so two epic journeys begin with the same ball. Come along to the park and celebrate the kick-off with us…

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