John Ball (born November 5, 1972, in Newtown, Connecticut) is an American soccer player who most recently played for the PASL team Cleveland Freeze.
On January 1, 1996, the Cleveland Crunch selected Ball in the second round of the 1995 National Professional Soccer League Amateur Draft.
He was named to the All Rookie team that year, despite playing one game during the previous season, as the Crunch fell to the Kansas City Attack in the championship series.
He continued his nomadic ways, playing for the Carolina Dynamo in 2002, the Milwaukee Wave United in 2003 and the Atlanta Silverbacks in 2004.
However, in a December 3, 2005, game against the Baltimore Blast, Ball had an altercation with a fan which led to a two-game suspension by the league.
[5] This led the Storm to trade Ball to the California Cougars for Anthony Maher and the rights to Andy Rosenband on December 27, 2005.
[9] On January 27, 2010, Ball signed with the Ohio Vortex of the Professional Arena Soccer League, playing three games and scoring one goal through the end of the season.