Jabulani - Will The 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball Bend Even More Than The 2006 One?
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 17:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Players, most loudly in Brazil, are not happy with the Jabulani ball in use for World Cup 2010 and have made no secret about it recently - despite is being in use for months. There hasn't been this much controversy over a World Cup ball since ... the last World Cup, when the ball was called too smooth. So will things get even weirder since the 2010 ball has new ridges and grooves? They sure will, say physics experts at the University of Adelaide who believe the new Jabulani ball will play "harder and faster", bending even more unpredictably than its predecessor. But why, and what will it mean for the World Cup? read more
