Some examples of wooden soccer balls that I have made. Actually the one on the left, my Dad made 30 years ago. We have made them into lamps, trophies, display, and we have cut some in-half and made into bowls.
It is a segmented wood turning. I cut/mill (20) light colored blocks and (12) dark colored blocks from 3/4 inch thick wood. All cuts are precision compound miter cut (no errors). Glue up with some fixtures. Sand/turn and finish. We have made some good tooling to help and it takes a while to complete one.