The number 11 is the magic number of the adidas Jabulani. This is the eleventh adidas World Cup ball, eleven different colours are used, although the main colours are white, black and yellow. These 11 colours represent the 11 players in football line-up, the 11 official languages of South Africa and the 11 South African communities. The diversity of all these 11 aspects is put together on one ball. Four triangle-shaped design elements on a white background lend the ball a unique appearance in African spirit. And like the outer facade of Johannesburg’s Soccer City Stadium, individual design elements also capture the colourfulness of South Africa.
The Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup features a completely new, ground-breaking technology was developed by German manufacturers Adidas. Eight 3-D spherically formed EVA and TPU panels are moulded together, resulting it is perfectly round for better on-pitch play.
Michael Ballack: "Fantastic, the ball does exactly what I want it to."
Petr Cech: "You can feel the energy coming towards you, like a shot."
Frank Lampard: "A very strong ball, true to hit."
Kaká: "For me, contact with the ball is all-important, and that's just great with this ball."
The production process of the adidas JABULANI, the Official Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa in 4 minutes.
Comprising only eight, completely new, thermally bonded 3-D panels, which for the first time are spherically moulded, the JABULANI is perfectly round and even more accurate than any ball ever before.
The newly developed "Grip'n'Groove" profile provides the best players in the world with a ball allowing an exceptionally stable flight and perfect grip under all conditions.
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