Other manufacturers may produce colorful balls for next month’s FIFA World Cup, but there’s only one official ball, and for the 11th year, Adidas earned the right to field its version of what a ...

Following several trials with the official ball from the South Africa World Cup, the US Aeronautics and Space Agency, NASA, confirmed the famous ‘Jabulani’, seriously criticized by players and goal ...

Although Jabulani’s maker, Adidas, promised more goals than normal, there have been just 20 back-of-the-net opportunities in the first 12 games, compared to 28 in Euro 2008, and 30 in the 2006 World ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 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 ...

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 swerving ...

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 South ...

The Jabulani football—a term that can send chills down your spine despite the fact that we are four years removed from its monstrosities. FIFA engineer and manufacture a new "World Cup ball" every ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Goalkeepers can expect to find their task a little harder in South Africa but an increased difficulty in maintaining clean sheets will be down to playing at high altitude rather than Adidas's ...

St George’s Park, the official FIFA fan park in the city, was full of fans dribbling and playing football. And, some were kicking around the much-maligned Jabulani, the official World Cup ball for the ...

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 ...