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Players Aren't Celebrating the Jabulani
Jabulani is the Zulu word for "celebrate," but some world-class goalies are not celebrating Addidas' new Jabulani ball that will be used when the World Cup begins in South Africa.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readJabulani is the Zulu word for "celebrate," but some world-class goalies are not celebrating Addidas' new Jabulani ball that will be used when the World Cup begins in South Africa. Goalkeepers from Italy, Brazil, Spain, the UK, the US and Australia have been critical of the ball, approved by FIFA, the international organization that stages the World Cup. Sean Gregory is a sports writer at Time magazine.
