Tag: Soccer ball
The Brazuca
Posted: December 6, 2013 at 10:13 am / The Biz
With its reputation and millions on the line, Adidas has unveiled the “Brazuca,” the official soccer match ball of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. All eyes are on to see whether the company can avoid a repeat of the “Jabulani,” the ball it designed for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, which was […]
New Camera System Helps Soccer Refs Make the Right Calls
Posted: July 11, 2013 at 12:08 pm / The Biz
A kicked soccer ball can move 10 times faster than the human eye can perceive. Soccer referees are human. That might explain why the most popular game on earth has the least popular officials—they keep blowing it. One notorious incorrect call happened in the 2010 World Cup, when a clear goal by England’s Frank Lampard was disallowed […]
