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adidas's Jabulani unveiled
(FIFA.com) Friday 4 December
2009
On the day of the Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa™, the official ball for the competition has been unveiled. The
adidas Jabulani, which means ‘to celebrate’ in isiZulu, is the 11th
edition of adidas's FIFA World Cup balls.The 11 colours that are present
on the Jabulani pay tribute to both football and the country in which Africa’s
first-ever FIFA World Cup will be held. They represent a colour for each
team player, every official South African language and for each of the 11
South African communities that will welcome the world next year. The design
celebrates two of the most important facets of the South African nation -
diversity and harmony - as it is these principles that make it such a colourful
and welcoming nation.Grip 'n' grooveJabulani ushers
in some major advances in football technology. Running your hands over the ball,
the first impression is the grip’n’groove texture, which allows for maximum
control, stable flight and perfect grip under all conditions.
The grip ’n’ groove’s profile circles twist around round
the entire ball in an optimal aerodynamic way and the integrated
Perfect for nowing the new technology used for the ball. Grip 'n' groove. Adds a very good handlig of the ball, with this I mean it allows the maximum control of the ball.
Jabulani means TO CELEBRATE in isizulu. Each colour represents each foot ball team . The special number of the ball is 11 because it has 11 colours, and it is beacause the 11 players inside the field, and because the world cup starts the 11 of june and finishes the 11 of july.
Football history From as far back as the Telstar used at Mexico 1970, the first ever adidas FIFA World Cup ball, adidas have been dedicated to propelling football technology into the future, always innovating and never settling for the ordinary. The distinct 32 white and black leather panels that comprised the Telstar made it the roundest ball of its time. Meanwhile the Tango used at Argentina 1978 was so futuristic that it formed the blueprint for the next five FIFA World Cup footballs. The 2002 and 2006 editions of the FIFA World Cup ushered in football revolutions in their own right, showing adidas' ability to keep ahead of the game, in a world in which technology is changing faster than ever before. From that first 32 white and black paneled Telstar to the eight-paneled synthetic masterpiece that is 'Jabulani', adidas have maintained a standard is line with their core value "impossible is nothing.
