FIFA’s World Cup 2010 Technical Report is 289 Pages of Fluff
FIFA has released its World Cup 2010 Technical Report in the form of a 9.28 megabyte pdf document. Which might sound impressive, but only if you haven’t read it. Because this thing is 289 pages of fluff, in four different languages.
The document basically contains a lot of pictures, a lot of over-simplifications, and a lot...
VIDEO: The Jabulani Effect
Even the NASA scientists have issues with the trajectory of the ball. Rabi Mehta, an aerospace engineer at NASA Ames in Mountain View said: "It's quite obvious. You're seeing a knuckle-ball effect," [Mehta said in a statement released by...
Craig Johnston’s 12-Page Jabulani Letter to Sepp Blatter
Does anyone out there remember Craig Johnston? If not, you probably should. Johnston was a South African born Australian striker who played in England for both Middlesbrough and Liverpool in the 1980s. After retirement, Johnston went on to design the football boot that would become the adidas Predator. So the man knows his stuff. And...
World Cup Viewing Parties this Weekend at Wowies in Boca Raton
This weekend, soccer fans around the world will be licking their lips at the prospect of four World Cup quarter-final games, each of which will be intriguing for different reasons. The games are:
BRAZIL v HOLLAND, Friday, 10am ET.
URUGUAY v GHANA, Friday, 2:30pm ET.
GERMANY v ARGENTINA, Saturday, 10am ET.
SPAIN v PARAGUAY, Saturday, 2:30pm ET.
If you live...
Your last chance to own a piece of World Cup history
At the beginning of the World Cup we announced the exciting news that Premiership Talk has partnered with adidas to exclusively give away the official World Cup Jabulani ball held on stage by Charlize Theron during the Group Stage Draw. All good things must come to an end, and today is the very last day...
Administrative cock up? England’s unfamiliarity with the Jabulani
This is getting to conspiracy theory level. It seems that Adidas sent 25 Jabulani balls to the FA for the England squad to practice with in February. An Adidas spokesman said: "I can confirm a consignment of 25 were delivered...
The Final Third: The 2010 World Cup’s Black Hole
During his broadcast of the Italy-Paraguay match, Ian Darke, never shy in his observations of that match before him, made the astute observation that the Italian penalty area “must be a minefield” to the Paraguayans by the way they seemed to avoid it at all costs.
While Darke’s comment focused on Paraguay’s defensive “negativity,” that match...
Can everyone stop moaning about the World Cup ball?
Every day, it seems as though someone else is coming out saying : “The World Cup ball is dreadful … The Jabulani is the worst ball ever.” It really is starting to get on my nerves at this stage. England boss, Fabio Capello was the latest to come out and criticise the ball. The ball...
South Africa boss loves the vuvuzelas and Jabulani
South Africa manager Carlos Alberto Parreira has rubbished claims that the adidas Jabulani ball and vuvuzelas are ruining the World Cup. Parreira went as far to say that his side actually enjoys the two as they are a taste of the local culture.
“We love both. We love the vuvuzelas, it’s part of our culture...
If the Jabulani ball is so crazy…
Much has been said about two things in particular during this World Cup: the vuvuzelas and the new ball provided by adidas named the Jabulani. While I’m going to refrain from going into the much debated and highly controversial topic of the vuvuzelas, I cannot help but point out that the World Cup ball is...
Video: Maradona conquers the Jabulani
El Diego shows that he still has it. He needs his own World Cup....
Another Goalie Error: Slovenia 1, Algeria 0
The goalies are going to blame the Jabulani. But it looks like this was just another fumbled play:...
