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Adidas World Cup 2010 Jabulani
Today in Cape Town, adidas and FIFA present the adidas “JABULANIâ€, the Official Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africaâ„¢. The “JABULANIâ€, which means “to celebrate†in isiZulu, features a South African inspired design and radically new technology. The newly developed “Grip’n’Groove†profile provides the best players in the world with a [...]

Good or Not? Adidas Euro 2008 Match Ball.
This match ball that was used for this year’s 2008 European Championships, brought up an uproar of controversy, spearheaded by German goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann. He and many others claimed that the ball was to “modern” and too easily allowed harder and more knuckleballish shots to occur. The people also said the surface of the ball [...]
