Reporting from Herzogenaurach, Germany — To design the most technologically advanced World Cup ball in history, Adidas had to go back to a time when TV transmissions were mostly in black and ...

The World Cup finally started today with Germany and Costa Rica providing one of the better opening matches in recent memory. The official ball of the tournament, the Adidas Teamgeist (or “team ...

As with every World Cup, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar the players will be using a new ball. The last thing competitors want is for the most important piece of equipment in the most ...

Ever since Adidas introduced the Teamgeist for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, it has felt like it has tried to outdo itself and create a ball that is wilder and more unpredictable than the last.

Another World Cup calamity for Germany. ... In the leadup to Ao Tanaka’s goal that put Japan up 2-1 over Spain in the second half, the ball very nearly went out of bounds.

The new World Cup ball carries the name Jabulani, which is Zulu for “to celebrate.” The soccer players who are using it have another name for it: disaster. This wonder of technology that took ...

Ultimately, Germany won when Mario Gotze played a pass off his chest and drove the ball past the keeper at the 112:20 mark of extra time. But the winning goal actually started exactly two minutes ...

This year's official ball, the Conext 19, has practically the same panel design as the Telstar 18, which was the official ball in last year's Men's World Cup in Russia.The graphic design is ...