Professor Derek Leinweber has been studying soccer balls. He’s interested in the physics behind them, and is particularly intrigued by the design of the official ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup ...

Scientists evaluate the official2014 FIFA World Cup soccer ball, the Brazuca, and give it high marks for aerodynamics.

Adidas's Jabulani ball, designed for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, was supposed to be aerodynamically superior to other soccer balls.

FIFA acknowledges there might be something wrong with the Jabulani World Cup ball, but won't act on any problems until after the tournament. Many players have likened the Jabulani to a ...

FIFA has finally acknowledged that there may be something wrong with the Jabulani World Cup ball, but won't act on the problem until after the tournament. Many players have likened the Jabulani to ...

The smoother Jabulani ball from the 2010 South Africa World Cup received a lot of criticism for being slow in the air. Credit: Picture Alliance via Getty Images ...

Through the first four days, there has been plenty of criticism of Jabulani, the official World Cup ball produced by Adidas. The company has made the official World Cup ball since 1970.

The German company has defended the Jabulani, saying it doesn’t know what the fuss is about because all the qualified teams were given the ball before the tournament to test it.

Every four years there’s a new ball for the World Cup—and every four years players are unhappy with it. Maybe it’s too light and has too much lift, like the 2002 Fevernova. Or maybe it ...

Why there won't be a Jabulani-type ball controversy at the 2014 World Cup NASA scientists are testing the official ball of the 2014 World Cup, to see how air flows over it at different speeds.

Had you heard about the absolute disaster that revolved around the 2010 Adidas Jabulani soccer ball, used in that year's World Cup? Yeah, me either. But professionals used words like terrible ...

I’m sure FIFA and their friends at adidas thought the Jabulani ball would make the World Cup exciting because a lighter ball that swerves through the air is a recipe for breath-taking goals.