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.

Aerodynamic experts from NASA’s Ames Investigation Centre said that the scanty weight of the ball, 440 grams, make Jabulani most vulnerable to violent impacts generating a ‘knuckle effect ...

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They discovered that the Jabulani started to 'knuckle' (move in the air) at a higher speed than previous balls because of its smoother surface with fewer seams.

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Knuckle-balling Mehta also did some research on the aerodynamics of the new soccer ball being used at the 2010 World Cup . For the competition Adidas introduced a new ball called Jabulani (Zulu ...

Hence there were justified complaints from the players that the ball tended to knuckle more than the traditional ball. “So for the 2010 World Cup, Adidas introduced the Jabulani with 8 bonded ...

ADIDAS could re-release the infamous Jabulani football, according to reports. The Jabulani was memorably used in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. It is best remembered for violently swervin… ...

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“From his research on tennis and cricket balls in wind tunnels, Mehta believes that the Jabulani ball will tend to knuckle at 45 to 50 mph, which coincides with the speed of the ball during free ...