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It was announced on 4 December 2009 that the Jabulani was to be the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. [2] The ball was also used as the match ball for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and a special version of the ball, the Jabulani Angola, was the match ball of the 2010 African Cup of ...
The Crack was made with eighteen rectangular panels, twelve hexagonal and six rectangular, and was the last FIFA World Cup ball to not be manufactured by a multinational. [2] [3] Before the 1962 FIFA World Cup, it was used for four years in the Chilean league, and was the first ever World Cup ball to have a regular spherical shape. [4]
A One World Futbol a One World Futbol that is still inflated after sustaining extensive damage from dog bites. The One World Futbol is a soccer ball designed to be difficult to destroy. It is made with a specialized foam, related to the material used to make Crocs shoes, that allows the ball to re-inflate after being punctured. The One World ...
Adidas Tricolore, the official ball for the 1998 World Cup. Law 2 of the game specifies that the ball is an air-filled sphere with a circumference of 68–70 cm (27–28 in), a weight of 410–450 g (14–16 oz), inflated to a pressure of 0.6 to 1.1 atmospheres (60–111 kPa or 8.7–16.1 psi) "at sea level", and covered in leather or "other suitable material". [7]
Later, the backpack's owner joked that the video represents his "luck in life."
Promotional balls are usually made to promote a name brand, organization or event. Indoor footballs come in the same sizes as outdoor soccer balls but are designed to have less bounce and rebound in them, making it possible to control the ball on a smaller court or indoor arena. The cover of an indoor ball is also the strongest of any category ...
More than one historian consulted by Bloom named this the worst year in U.S. history. It included the Civil War's Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history, which took ...
First fully synthetic FIFA World Cup ball and first hand-sewed ball [5] 1990: Etrusco Unico [5] 1994: Questra [15] [5] 1998: Tricolore: First multi-coloured ball at a World Cup finals tournament. [5] 1999 (women) Icon: First ball specifically created for a Women's World Cup. Technically identical to the Tricolore, but with a different visual ...