Jabulani offers little to celebrate

Even as the vuvuzelas make most of the noise at the ongoing World Cup in South Africa, it is the Jabulani that has players on the field in a tizzy. Jabulani, the ball being used for the first time,......

Jabulani ball creators under fire for goal drought

Jabulani, the ball for 2010 FIFA World Cup has landed its makers, Britain's Loughborough University, in trouble after one of the dullest and lowest scoring starts to the tournament in living......

FIFA to investigate the Jabulani ball after the WC

FIFA has finally acknowledged that there may be something wrong with the Jabulani World Cup ball and will act on it after the World Cup. Many players have likened the Jabulani to a "supermarket......

The Jabulani balls: World Cup nightmare?

France native Claude Arpi, who has lived in India for 36 years, captures the fan's passion for football in an ongoing e-mail exchange with Ivan Crasto, Rediff.com's Sports Editor. Read Claude's......

Capello tells Beckenbauer to respect England team

England coach Fabio Capello wants German football legend Franz Beckenbauer to show his team some respect, and also criticized the Jabulani ball as the worst he has ever come across. Ahead of a......