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[QUOTE=Miguel;875842]change ball back to this : [img]http://www.soccershopusa.com/Images_Products/Mikasa_FT-5GoalMaster_WhiteBlack_1.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]

i hated this ball, esp on free kicks(when ur on the defending team)

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it could hit really hard

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just wondering, is there any controversy over the ball chosen to be used during this world cup?

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^^^ big time, this is a new ball, first tournament it was used on, i thinnk the bundesliga(germans top league) was using it for the las 4 months of their competition.

this ball moves around to much making it hard for keepers to move towards it and catch it. it also bounces too much making it difficult to control

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^ahh, i see, so when Spain kicked the ball to their keeper and it bounced over his head during the final game, the new ball was partly to blame probably... I also notice the ball curving around the keeper a lot, so that isn't standard either? good to know.

lastly, did the German team have an advantage because they had time to use this type of ball then, or is that difficult to say?

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welll i dont know anything about the german team playing with that ball before. but in a press conference some players were talking about how badly the current ball behaves in the air and how tough it is to grab for the keeper. so i figure they didn't play with it before.

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;875984]^ahh, i see, so when Spain kicked the ball to their keeper and it bounced over his head during the final game, the new ball was partly to blame probably...[/QUOTE] in this specific play no, but when iniesta tries to control the ball you can see a high bounce of the ground [QUOTE= I also notice the ball curving around the keeper a lot, so that isn't standard either? good to know. [/quote] YEAH THIS HAPPENED A LOT and its not normal, if the keeper is going to get beat let it be by the skills of the forward to kick the ball instead of by a creepy movement of the ball in midair

[quote=lastly, did the German team have an advantage because they had time to use this type of ball then, or is that difficult to say?[/QUOTE] i heard them say that , could not confirm it

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Yep, we had the new ball in the last quarter of the Bundesliga season (our version of the best league... like Premier league in England or Series A in Italy). But I am not getting why people are concentrating on Germany. The ball was used since half a year in several european leagues and Adidas have stated that they have provided ALL World championship teams in December last year after qualification was over with sets of the new ball. I don't how how much truth is to that cause Adidas is a global player and they tend to lie till you prove them wrong lol.

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FIFA already knew about the shitty ball, the curving and all but they were agree with that cos want "more goals" ... not sure if Jabulani ball is the best way to get more goals but IMO eventually players will figure out how to play with it... Dont think it is a big deal BUT, the fact of playing for first time (at least for a big part of the teams) with such a ball at the most important tournament in the world was a big fail from FIFA...

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[QUOTE=AchtungBaby!;876392] playing for first time (at least for a big part of the teams) with such a ball at the most important tournament in the world was a big fail from FIFA...[/QUOTE]

That's how i see it too. It's not a time for experimenting imo.

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Spain will win this one for sure, but Italia is the campioni del mondo!

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Ban?

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i think the referees as well were such a disappointment and not world cup level

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[QUOTE=aquacaldo;876570]Spain will win this one for sure, but Italia is the campioni del mondo![/QUOTE]

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[QUOTE=AchtungBaby!;876644]Ban?[/QUOTE]

Fo sure...another spambot copying postings from [ms] members whilst having great links to shoe and cigar supplies in the signature...annoying as fuck.

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10 yrs ago the World Cup had a 55 page thread. Times have certainly changed.