To be sanctioned FIFA Approved, a ball is only subject to a handful of more static tests, which the Jabulani ball obviously meets. • Circumference: FIFA Standard: 68.5-69.5cm, Jabulani: 69.0 +/- 0.2 ...

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 ...

That was followed by the Jabulani, which has eight textured panels and debuted at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. ... In the final set of tests, each soccer ball was struck 40 times ...

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 ...

The new "Jabulani" ball-- released by Adidas last December in South Africa and in regular use since the beginning of the 2010 Major League Soccer season in March -- is not a traditional black-and ...

Adidas has made the World Cup ball since 1970 and is contracted through 2014. The German company has defended the Jabulani, saying it doesn't know what the fuss is about because all the qualified ...

See how much a pro goalkeeper can earn facing a notorious ball. LiteW8. We Put the Controversial Jabulani Soccer Ball to the Test. Posted: May 3, 2025 | Last updated: May 3, 2025.

Adidas has supplied balls for the World Cup since 1970. Through 2002, each ball was made with the iconic 32-panel construction. The 20 hexagonal and 12 pentagonal panels were traditionally made of ...

For complete World Cup 2014 coverage visit Yahoo Sports and follow @YahooSoccer. SAO PAULO – The Brazuca seems on the surface to be as Brazilian as it gets. The soccer ball that will become the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. You have to hand it to the people at FIFA. Nothing slips by those ...

White soccer balls became the standard in 1951 (companies whitewashed the leather, and in the 1960s, ... (14 panels) and Jabulani (8 panels) designs, respectively. ...

Previously, leather soccer balls consisted of 18 sections stitched together: six panels of three strips apiece. This design stitched together 20 hexagons with 12 pentagons for a total of 32 panels.