Argentina’s Diego Maradona, left, beats England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to a high ball and scores his first of two goals in a World Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Mexico City, on June 22, 1986.

Your reporter is creating confusion by calling the new World Cup soccer ball “lighter.” FIFA’s “Laws of the Game” states that the ball must weigh between 410 and 450 grams (14 and 16 ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Player complaints about the Jabulani World Cup ball show no signs of abating, and Mexico is even using American footballs to sharpen their goalkeepers’ reactions ...

One statement nearly all players make is, 'I want the ball to do what I plan to do with it,'" Mecking said. "The feedback has been very positive." Adidas also manufactured the 2010 World Cup ball, ...

A Jabulani football, the FIFA 2010 official World Cup ball, is seen during the Brazilian team practice in Johannesburg May 30, 2010. [Agencies] ...

CANBERRA - The new ball for 2010 World Cup will make more trouble for goalkeepers as it will be faster and more erratic than its predecessors, an Australian scientist said on Tuesday.

It doesn’t give the goalkeeper a chance," Banks said. The Jabulani, or "Joke-ball-lani," as some fans in South Africa are dubbing it, is the 11th Adidas version of the official World Cup ball.

Since 1970, Adidas has been designing new soccer balls for every World Cup, many incorporating materials and technologies that were innovative advances for their time. The amazingly skilled ...

SAO PAULO - Brazilians have decided to name the 2014 World Cup ball "Brazuca," an informal word often used to describe national pride in the South American nation.

Sports gear company adidas AG has gotten a big kick from sales of its official World Cup ball since it made its debut in December. CEO Herbert Hainer said yesterday that about 15 million of the 14 ...