Publication Date:
Sat, 2011-12-03 01:41
The swerving Jabulani angered several coaches in South Africa and was even cited as a possible cause for “inexplicable” goalkeeping mistakes in an official FIFA report.
Adidas chief executive Herbert Hainer says the company took “every criticism seriously.”
The Euro 2012 ball that was revealed at Friday’s draw for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine is named after — and based on — the classic Tango design used in the 1980s.
Adidas says players should find it easier to control than the Jabulani with a “true, stable flight path.”
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