Bizarre photo reveals high-tech World Cup footballs need to be charged up before they're ready to be used in the planet's biggest sporting event

The official 'Al Rihla' footballs used for the World Cup in Qatar are so high-tech they don't just need to be pumped full of air - they need to be …


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