Players in the 2014 FIFA World Cup may find their kicks sending the
ball flying true, according to new research on the physics of the
official World Cup soccer ball.
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Conventional soccer balls are made of 32 pentagonal and hexagonal panels, but the
2014 World Cup
ball is a model called the Brazuca, made by Adidas. The Brazuca has
only six panels, a design that gives it superior stability to other
balls on the market, according to the new study published today (May 29)
in the journal Scientific Reports.
Traditional soccer balls, with their honeycomb-like stitching, are
iconic. Nevertheless, manufacturers have been playing with the 32-panel
design in recent years. The Adidas Teamgeist II, for example, has 14
panels and was used in the 2008 Euro Cup. The Jabulani has only eight
panels and
was widely criticized in the 2010 World Cup by players, who said that its flight path was unpredictable. [
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