Select Sport America

Select Sport America SELECT Sport is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hand-sewn balls. It was here Eigil created the first SELECT leather soccer ball.

Select Sport was founded in Denmark in 1947 by Eigil Nielsen, the Danish National Soccer Team goalkeeper at that time. He participated in 28 national matches from 1940-1951and was a part of the team winning Bronze in the Olympics Games in London in 1948. At that time soccer players was not able to live solely from income from soccer, so Eigil decided to become sports psychologist and he also had a

job in the shoe- and leather industry. In 1951 Eigil Nielsen entered a contract with the Danish National Soccer Association (DBU) supplying soccer balls to the national soccer matches. A something completely new, the soccer ball had a build-in valve and no outside lace. This meant that the ball kept is roundness and shape much better than ever before and that the lace was not a nuisance when kicking or heading. The improvement was a radical new invention. At this time, all soccer balls were made up of eight sections of cow leather which most of all looked like a brown leather orange. Later 18 oblong strips were used before SELECT in 1962 introduced one of the greatest inventions in the history of soccer balls – the 32 panel soccer ball. In 1974 SELECT moved away from cow leather and made the first hand sewn synthetic leather ball. This material quickly become the material of choice instead of real leather and today practically all soccer balls are made of synthetic leather, regardless of brand. All sorts of soccer ball tournaments around the globe are still played with soccer balls based on Eigil Nielsen’s 32 panel principle – and almost all soccer balls produced in the world today is still based on Eigil’s innovation.

Same ball, different graphics 🎨
04/17/2026

Same ball, different graphics 🎨

Headed to the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia? ⁠⁠Stop by Marriott room 408 to meet with us and discuss ...
01/12/2026

Headed to the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia? ⁠
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Stop by Marriott room 408 to meet with us and discuss making Select your full club supplier! ⁠
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The Select Sport America office and warehouse will be closed the following days to allow for celebrations with friends a...
12/22/2025

The Select Sport America office and warehouse will be closed the following days to allow for celebrations with friends and family. We will be shipping orders as quickly as possible. ⁠
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Closed:⁠
December 24, 25, 26, 31 and January 1.

11/12/2025
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11/05/2025

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So close you can almost touch it! Grab your new soccer ball today and receive 10% off with code BOO at checkout. 👻
10/29/2025

So close you can almost touch it!

Grab your new soccer ball today and receive 10% off with code BOO at checkout. 👻

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10/14/2025

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Get a ball for everyone during our Labor Day sale! Use code LABOR25 for savings on your order
08/29/2025

Get a ball for everyone during our Labor Day sale!

Use code LABOR25 for savings on your order

Whollllleeeeee lot of printing going on this week! 🎨
07/18/2025

Whollllleeeeee lot of printing going on this week! 🎨

We’ll take Things We Never Get Tired Of Seeing for $1000 pleaseWhat are custom printed Brillant Super TB’s?
05/08/2025

We’ll take Things We Never Get Tired Of Seeing for $1000 please

What are custom printed Brillant Super TB’s?

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6205 Shiloh Xing
Alpharetta, GA
30005

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

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+17708883210

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