Press
Coverage, and what we can send you
Coverage
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01
THE ATHLETIC: THE NEW YORK TIMES
Justin Lea quoted on why a “perfect” ball flies erratically, in Elias Burke’s piece on Mikel Arteta and the Carabao Cup ball. January 8, 2025.
The Athletic: Is Mikel Arteta right, do footballs really make a difference to performance? -
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CULTURA DE LA CANCHA: TELEMUNDO
Season one, Colombia. The Monguí workshop at 17:20. Impacto Creative and Pegasus Content, aired on NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. July 2026.
Cultura de la Cancha: Colombia, Del Conflicto a la Comunidad, Season 1 Episode 5, July 2026 -
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COOL MATERIAL: BLACK BOOK
Editors’ pick, June 2026. The No. 152 among 13 products worth the splurge. June 30, 2026.
Cool Material: Black Book, 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026, June 30, 2026 -
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GEAR PATROL: TODAY IN GEAR
Saving the art of hand-sewn soccer balls. May 14, 2026.
Gear Patrol: Saving the art of hand-sewn soccer balls, May 14, 2026 -
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SOCCER.COM
The Standard Model No. 152 named in Soccer.com’s Best Soccer Balls of 2026, the buying guide of the nation’s leading soccer outfitter.
Soccer.com: Best Soccer Balls of 2026 -
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COACH DANIEL PRIVATE TRAINING
No. 1 of 31 in “Best Gifts for Soccer Players,” and the only full-size ball on the list. July 2026.
Coach Daniel Private Training: Best Gifts for Soccer Players, July 2026 -
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COMMUNICATION ARTS
Design annual selection. Juried showcase.
Communication Arts: Hayworth Athletic Soccer Ball -
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BUILD UPON THE GOOD, EP. 39
The full Hayworth story. Sialkot to Austin.
Build Upon The Good: Ep. 39, Justin Lea, Founder of Hayworth Athletic, March 9, 2025 -
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BOOT WIZARD: YOUTUBE
A film by James Agar. The workshop, the ball, the price of doing it right. October 2024.
Boot Wizard: What’s The Cost Of Tradition? -
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KUT/KUTX: AUSTIN PUBLIC RADIO
With Austin FC’s Stefan Cleveland.
KUT & KUTX Studios: ¡Vamos Verde!, The Replacements, with Austin FC’s Stefan Cleveland -
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GRINNELL MAGAZINE
Justin Lea (’01). 152 prototypes. Fair wages.
Grinnell College: Bucking Industry Trends, Justin Lea ’01 -
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HELMS WORKSHOP
Brand identity feature. Austin design studio.
Helms Workshop: Brand Launch, Introducing Hayworth Athletic, May 20, 2024
Every entry here is also in the Ledger, where it sits alongside the milestones in the order it happened.
Fact sheet
- Where it is made
- Monguí, Boyacá, in the Colombian Andes. The town has made balls for more than ninety years.
- Who makes them
- Good Stitch SAS, Hayworth’s manufacturing arm in Colombia. Guillermo Blanco is Director of the Factory. Jhon Fred is Director of Operations.
- How they are made
- Thirty-two panels, cut one at a time, hand screened before a single stitch, then closed with waxed thread. Up to three hours of hand work. A stitcher finishes three in a day.
- Where it is designed
- Austin, Texas. Designed in the USA, made in Colombia.
- Press contact
- info@hayworthathletic.com
Photographs
Cleared for editorial use with a credit line where one is given. If you need a different frame, a higher resolution file, or the brand marks, write to info@hayworthathletic.com and we will send them the same day. Credit the photographer where one is named.
