Official World Cup Ball

May 27, 2010 | admin | Comments 0

This ball is faster than ever, potentially making for higher-scoring games. Next month’s FIFA World Cup only has one official ball, and for the 11th year, Adidas earned the right to field its version of what a world-class ball should look like.

This tournament’s ball, called “Jabulani, which means “to celebrate” in Bantu, represents advances in both design and innovation. Rather than being made of leather, which is traditional, the Jabulani ball is constructed of synthetics. Instead of 14 panels, there are only eight, which are held together by thermal bonding, not hand stitching.