Football’s Most Controversial Ball

The Jabulani ball will go down as one of the sports most controversial balls. Having caused chaos at the 2010 World Cup, just why was this ball the purge of all goalkeepers?

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[ekamsingh]

Diego forlan loved this world cup and we could see why.

[stonecoldgaming]

While everyone was complaining about the ball, Forlan mastered it ✨

[KT-kigz]

Keisuke Honda went from being a random player in the Russian league to playing in Milan and having his own signature fragrance thanks to that ball 😅

[owen]

Every time I hear waka waka I get nostalgia for this tournament😂

[swiftgastropod]

Diego Forlan - The only player to tame the Jabuani.

[Iron-Bridge]

Didn't stop Casillas making that crucial save against Arjen Robben in the final.

[Thesilentecho]

Diago folran goals were absolute dynamic at that time. Also nostalgic with the ball

[kix_st]

and this beast was tamed by the one and only diego forlan. deserved that golden ball

[Javid.com]

Meanwhile Cassilas only conceding twice with that ball🌚

[AodhanBeag]

The real villain of that tournament was the Vuvuzela

[MALT_youtube]

I remember Brazil playing the Netherlands that year, we lost the game after a jabulani spin from outside the box caught Julio Cesar off guard.

[cliv_]

it's like my school's volleyball that's lost it's panels. we use it for football and it's flight is so unpredictable we call it the "jabuwannabe"

[ringo]

And the jabulani chose forlan as it's master

[J_casbolt]

Used a jabulani for a Sunday league game, conceded 7

[marco]

I can only recommend watching Forlan's highlights in this tournament!

[abhijiththampi]

That world cup provided the most entertainment to me, precisely because of this ball. The drilled strategies was not enough to win, you also need to personally be skilled with the ball as well. No wonder Spain won.

[randytaylor]

Imagine the first person to score just thought he made a nasty knuckle ball even though it was the ball 😂

[mets]

And football is introduced accidentally to what baseball pitchers call a knuckleball.

[Ajibolaa]

I LOVED THAT BALL. i still get sweats thinking about those group games with the jabulani. I see those curves and bends in my dreams still 😂😂😂😂😂

[drunkenhobo]

My team won the Scottish Cup 3-0 playing with the Jabulani, so it wasn't too bad in my eyes!