The adidas Jabulani is the official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The ball was unveiled in Cape Town, South Africa on December 4, 2009. Jabulani means "rejoice" in Zulu, and was developed at Loughborough University, UK.The ball was also used as the match ball of 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and a special version of the ball, the Jabulani Angola, was the match ball of the 2010 African Cup of Nations. This ball was also used in the 2010 Clausura Tournament of Argentinaas well as the 2010 MLS season in the USA in the league's colours of blue and green. Additionally, in many national leagues where there is no official match ball, such as Germany's Bundesliga, teams outfitted by Adidas used this ball for their matches from 1 January 2010 until the end of their respective seasons.
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