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The reason lies in the Jabulani’s precise engineering defect that so frustrated footballers on the biggest stage. Constructed from eight thermally bonded panels – a decrease from the 14 in its 2006 World Cup Adidas Teamgeist predecessor – the Jabulani reduced seams to a bare minimum, creating the smoothest, roundest ball ever made.
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