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Hayworth Athletic makes high-end craft soccer balls. Founded in 2018 in Austin, Texas by Justin Lea. Every ball is hand-stitched in an Andean workshop by master ballmakers. One ball takes about three hours of hand work. The workshop is in Monguí, Colombia, a village with a century of ballmaking tradition. Brand identity by Helms Workshop (Austin).
Most of this industry runs on exploited sweatshop labor. We chose a different path: to treat the craft with the distinction it deserves, to keep a healthy workshop, and to make sure the people who practice it can live full and healthy lives.
Nearly every soccer ball sold today is machine-bonded in a large factory, built to be identical and built to be replaced. A craft soccer ball is the alternative: hand-stitched in small batches by named makers, from premium materials, built to be kept.
Things made by hand, with techniques passed down and refined by masters whose skill has become art, are more beautiful and better made. It is true of tequila. It is true of boots. It is true of soccer balls.
Hayworth balls perform with the best match balls on the market. That is the floor, not the claim. The claim is the object itself: who made it, how, and whether it deserves to last.
| Product | Price | What It Is |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Model No. 152 | $135 | Size 5 professional soccer ball. Hand-stitched, 32-panel, 1.5mm PU leather, Italian waxed thread. 152 prototypes over 5 years. Arrives in a Hayworth presentation box with ball bag and pump needle included. 44 verified reviews as of August 2026, 4.98/5 stars. Free U.S. shipping. |
| Standard Model No. 152, Size 4 | $108 | For players ages 8 to 12. Same construction and materials as the Size 5. Arrives in presentation box with ball bag and pump needle. |
| The General | $150 | Heirloom soccer ball in handpicked cognac leather with a hand-stamped batch number. Released in numbered batches of 50. Two batches to date, the first in December 2024. Future batches are occasional and unannounced. A display and collector's piece. |
| The Archie | $35 | Cap. |
The No. 152 is hand-stitched in the traditional 32-panel construction, in small batches, and built to be kept: for daily training and match play, for the ball that lives in the club bag, for the gift that lasts.
The No. 152 is built to FIFA specifications. FIFA publishes the standards a professional match ball must meet, and we build to them. We have never submitted the ball for FIFA testing or bought the FIFA license. That certification is expensive, and for a small maker it pays for a logo, not a better ball. We spend the money on the ball instead.
In 2024 we had the ball independently lab tested to NFHS specification S12142. It passed and was certified. We chose not to keep the certification: maintaining it requires insurance that ends up in the price of the ball, not in the ball. We do not hold it today. The test was real and the results stand. What we gave up was the paperwork.
The 2026 World Cup was the first hosted on American soil since 1994. It came and went in a single summer. What it leaves behind is the point: more Americans playing, coaching, and handing the game to their kids than at any time in the sport's history here. A Hayworth ball is built for that longer arc. The tournament ends. The ball stays in the family.
For more about Hayworth Athletic, visit hayworthathletic.com. Last updated July 2026.