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The Jabulani (/ ˌ dʒ æ b j ʊ ˈ l ɑː n i / JAB-yuu-LAH-nee, Zulu: [dʒaɓuˈlaːni]) [1] was a football manufactured by Adidas. It was the official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [2] The ball is made from eight spherically moulded panels and has a textured surface intended to improve aerodynamics.
Also official 1998 FIFA World Cup match ball 2004: Fevernova: Adidas: Also official 2002 FIFA World Cup match ball 2006: Teamgeist: Adidas: Also official 2006 FIFA World Cup match ball 2008: Wawa Aba [3] Adidas: Ball named after Adinkra symbol meaning "seed of the wawa," referring to strength, toughness, endurance, durability 2010: Jabulani ...
Telstar was the first 32-panel black-and-white ball used in the FIFA World Cup finals. Only 20 were supplied by Adidas. A brown ball (Germany-Peru) and a white ball (first half of Italy-Germany) were used in some matches. [5] [14] 1974: Telstar Durlast: The first polyurethane coated ball, making it waterproof and resistant to wear and tear. [5 ...
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The official match ball for the tournament is the Adidas Jabulani Angola, a modified version of the Adidas Jabulani to be used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the colours of the flag of Angola. Marketing
The 2010–11 Liga de Honra season was the 21st season of the second-tier football in Portugal.A total of 16 teams will contest the league, 12 of which already contested in the 2009–10, and two of which were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division, and two of which were relegated from 2009–10.
The Adidas Tango 12 (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtaŋɡɔ dvaˈnaɕtɕɛ]) was the official match ball of the UEFA Euro 2012, [1] with variants being used for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The ball is named after the original and successful Adidas Tango family of footballs from the late 1970s, but the construction of the Tango 12 is completely different.
The ball has been made of six polyurethane panels which have been thermally bonded; the reduction in the number of panels is claimed to increase the consistency in the ball. [2] The Brazuca ball has been stated to avoid aerodynamic problems with the Jabulani ball used in South Africa for the previous World Cup. [7]