Goalkeepers criticise official World Cup ball
03/06/2010
He said the way the ball flies through the air would lead to goalkeeping mistakes and unusual goals being scored at the tournament. His comments follow similar remarks from goalkeepers who will represent Serbia, Spain, Australia and Italy at the event. Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar said the Jabulani felt and looked to him like the sort of ball you can buy in a supermarket.
In a statement defending the Jabulani, adidas commented: The Jabulani meets or exceeds all FIFA approved standards, and tests from the University of Loughborough (where much of the development work took place) scientifically prove its unprecedented stable flight and laser like precision. All federations who qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were supplied with a first shipment of official match ball as early as February 2010. Since December 2009 the adidas Jabulani has been used at the highest professional level in Germany, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Russia, Switzerland, Argentina and South Africa.”
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