Jabulani from Zulu language, one of the eleven languages that use in South Africa, it’s means to celebrate, and the Jabulani’s design has eleven colors to honor those eleven languages, in addition to the eleven communities of South Africa and the eleven players on a team. The 11 colors of Jabulani also honor the reality that this ball is adidas’s 11th FIFA World Cup ball.
Jabulani Constructed with spherically shaped, eight new thermally bonded, 3 D EVA and TPU panels, the Jabulani has been developed with a new technology that call Grip’n'Groove. Grip’n'Groove is a textured treatment that ensures the Jabulani flies straight and true. The Jabulani is build for never seen power, swerve and control before. It is a ball very worthy of the best in the game.
The Adidas World Cup 2010 Ball comes with some features : the Official World Cup 2010 Jabulani Official Match Soccer Ball by adidas, adidas’ 11th FIFA World Cup official match ball. Designed for never before seen power, swerve and control, BLADDER: Latex for excellent rebound, COVER: Thermally bonded PU for exceptionally true and straight flight, FIFA approved.
The ball is constructed using a new design, consisting of eight (down from 14 in the last World Cup) thermally-bonded, three-dimensional panels. These are spherically-moulded from ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU). . The design has received considerable academic input, being developed in partnership with researchers from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.
The Jabulani Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup features a completely new, ground-breaking technology. Eight 3D formed EVA & TPU panels are combined together, create harmoniously enveloping the inner design. The result is an energetic unit combined with perfect roundness. Soccer players all over the world are happy and are promising many goals with the new ball. In the development and testing of its products, Adidas always involves world-class athletes. For JABULANI, adidas partners FC Bayern München, the Orlando Pirates, AC Milan, and Ajax Cape Town tested the ball in 2008, to improvements in the material composition and surface structure.
One of customer review is Delia De La Torre. Here is what he said about Jabulani Ball “The ball is original, as described. Arrived in time for my husband birthday. He is loving it!.”
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