Forward Sports is a Pakistani company that manufactures sports equipment, primarily soccer balls. It produces 700,000 balls per month for global brands including Adidas and many other world renowned brands. It was founded in 1991 by Khawaja Masood Akhtar. it started working with adidas in 1994 and since then it has produced balls for many international events including UEFA Champions League on several occasions, and is the official provider of balls for FIFA World Cup 2014.
It produces soccer balls, handballs, sala balls, beach balls, indoor balls, sports bags, shin guards, goalkeeping gloves and medicine balls. It is based in Sialkot. It is also the largest football producer in Pakistan, employing 3,000 people including 900 women.
The company has come into prominence for landing the contract of over 3,000 "Brazuca" balls that were used at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. Bloomberg and BBC are among many news agencies that have covered the company.
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