The 2010 World Cup ball was finally unveiled on Friday. The ball is called Jabulani, meaning "to celebrate" in isiZulu, which is one of the 11 official languages of host country South Africa.
The main idea behind the new design was the number 11. There are 11 colors to honor the 11 languages spoken in South Africa, 11 small triangles to represent the 11 different communities of South Africa (found on the edge of the 3 triangular designs), there are 11 players on each team, and this is also Adidas's 11th FIFA World Cup ball. The 3 triangular designs on the ball is meant to represent Soccer City Stadium, where the World Cup final will be played.
Perhaps one of the most interesting features of the new ball are the grooves that can be found all throughout the surface. Called "Grip'n'Groove", this new technology is an aerodynamic improvement supposed to help the ball fly straighter through the air without having the wind change the direction of the ball.
I really liked the new design of the ball and I think we're going "Jabulani" plenty of goals being scored with it during the World Cup.
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