For a time, it seemed as if the design of the football was settled science. Adidas stuck with the 32-panel design up until ... seen as fit for purpose. The Jabulani proved controversial, with ...

Adidas global football ... improvement on the Jabulani? Antonio Zea: Brazuca is the most tested ball adidas has ever created. It’s groundbreaking and innovative 6-panel design results in a ...

Any oversight in this design can make the ball unpredictable as was the case with the late, lamented Jabulani ... an erratic fluttering motion. A 32-panel ball being put through the Ames Research ...

Their radical design is different from a standard ... Notice how the Brazuca behaves very similarly to the 32-panel football and how the Jabulani doesn’t enter low drag until nearly 90 ...

ADIDAS could re-release the infamous Jabulani football, according to reports ... than four times its price upon release. Its unusual design is what made it so difficult for players to predict.

For the traditional 32-panel ball ... is no categorical evidence to suggest that the design of the Jabulani had a negative impact on the football played in South Africa. There are few, though ...

Adidas officials have staunchly defended the Jabulani ball. They insist that it has been designed to aid the players, with the latest advances in football technology in mind. "We have created a ...

The history of the World Cup in many ways tells the story of the evolution of professional football itself ... in 2006 was the introduction of a 14-panel design with fewer seams, which was ...

The Jabulani football—a term that can send chills down ... The 2010 World Cup saw the Jabulani ball introduced, and a sleek-looking design was crafted upon a "new-age" ball that represented ...

There is perhaps no football as synonymous with a tournament as the Jabulani is with the 2010 World ... they have used a standard 32 hexagonal panel method to create their footballs.

PARIS, June 30 When it comes to the World Cup Jabulani football, perfect may not be good enough, according to scientists who have analysed the controversial ball. Experts puzzling over its ...