Earthbending Ball



Earth soccer is a game played by earthbenders who use their bending ability to guide a leather ball across a field and into the goal; due to the use of earthbending and its root-like stances, there is not much running involved in this game.

Earth soccer is similar to the Air Nomads' game, airball, as it also incorporates bending to control the ball's movements. No record has shown earth soccer to be viewed as an official sport though, unlike airball.

History


It was first seen when Iroh watched a group of boys playing in a remote alleyway behind some houses in the Lower Ring.

Some children were later seen playing earth soccer in Ba Sing Se, using a stack of Fire Nation tanks Bumi had created during the Liberation of Ba Sing Se as the target to hit.