Massport to aim Guinness World Document for world’s largest soccer ball

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“Bringing this iconic show to East Boston offers folks the chance to come back collectively, benefit from the neighborhood’s vibrant waterfront and skyline views, and share within the pleasure of the FIFA World Cup,” Wealthy Davey, Massport CEO, stated.

A brand new world file may very well be set in Boston simply in time for the FIFA World Cup, and it’s so huge that soccer followers flying into Logan Worldwide Airport will possible be capable to see it from their planes.

The Massachusetts Port Authority will unveil a 45-foot-tall soccer ball at Piers Park II in East Boston subsequent month in hopes of breaking the Guinness World Document for World’s Largest Soccer Ball, Massport stated in a press launch.

The present file for largest soccer ball — 38 toes and 11.8 inches — was set in Doha, Qatar in 2013, the port authority stated.

The Boston set up is so huge that passengers flying into Boston Logan Airport “will possible be capable to see it,” Samantha Decker, assistant director of media relations at Massport, advised Boston.com.

The larger-than-life soccer ball shall be situated at Piers Park II from June 12 to June 18, Massport stated.

Massport will host a “Neighborhood Day” from midday to 4 p.m. on June 13 “that includes household actions, video games, and leisure. World Cup matches won’t be televised,” the port authority stated.

The soccer ball is part of a city-wide initiative to deliver FIFA delight to Boston, the port authority stated. 

The FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11, with seven video games deliberate for Gillette Stadium — quickly renamed as Boston Stadium for the match — in Foxborough.

“Bringing this iconic show to East Boston offers folks the chance to come back collectively, benefit from the neighborhood’s vibrant waterfront and skyline views, and share within the pleasure of the FIFA World Cup,” Wealthy Davey, Massport CEO, stated.