TO GO WITH Fbl-WC2010-PAK-Asia-balls FEA

TO GO WITH Fbl-WC2010-PAK-Asia-balls FEATURE by Shahid Hashmi In this picture taken on February 23, 2010, Pakistani workers laminate a sheet of leather before it is made into footballs at a factory in Sialkot. Outrage in the West over child labour and the onset of machine-made balls -- mean that the five million balls suppliers are readying for South Africa will be for training and promotional uses only. Sialkot gained international celebrity status when it produced the "Tango" ball for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, kicking off a lucrative industry and Pakistan's foreign exchequer. The town manufacturers sports equipment sold all over the world. Over the last decade, Pakistan on average exported 40 million balls worth 210 million dollars produced annually by some 60,000 highly skilled labours. AFP PHOTO/AAMIR QURESHI (Photo credit should read AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)