So, why exactly was it so unpredictable in the air? Fortunately, US space agency NASA stepped in to investigate. NASA ...

It created the Jabulani, which consisted of just eight spherically-moulded panels bonded together into an ultra-smooth and cohesive sphere. If the 2006 World Cup ball was slightly controversial ...

The Jabulani in 2010 became infamous among goalkeepers, but what should we expect from Adidas' latest ball? ... especially the Jabulani, which would knuckle in the air and was difficult to control.

The official World Cup 2010 soccer ball, the Jabulani, is terrible, say players. Its flight is unpredictable and has produced some of the lowest scoring early matches in World Cup history.

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 ...

With the 2010 Cup's Jabulani ball ('to celebrate' in isiZulu), Adidas claims it has surpassed its own Teamgeist from 2006 in constructing the roundest and most accurate ball ever played. See how ...

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 ...

"Testing the knuckleball effects with a helium-filled Jabulani football. Follow me, DavidMC, on LiteW8 for more sports and fitness fire to level up your game." ...

Adidas designs a new, distinctive, ball for the World Cup every four years, and each time the ball is heavily scrutinized and critiqued. But the venom surrounding the Jabulani was particularly potent.

After our extensive research it seems as though we can at least guarantee one thing at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil... a better soccer ball to play with. Cast your minds back to the 2010 World Cup and ...

The inaugural World Cup in 1930 used the old heavy leather balls with no definitive markings or designs on them. It took until 1970 before Adidas made the first official World Cup ball used in the ...