I Bought FAKE Jabulani Footballs to see if they work - Summary

Summary

The video reviews various replica footballs, including the Jabulani, to see if they perform like the real thing. The reviewer tests the balls for skills, freestyle, and shooting, comparing them to their authentic counterparts.

The reviewer finds that a £20 replica of the 2020 World Cup ball performs well, while a £30 replica of a Louis Vuitton football is better than the real thing, which is considered one of the worst footballs they've used.

They also test three replica Jabulani balls at different price points (£25, £35, and £100). The £25 and £35 replicas do not move like the real Jabulani, but the £100 replica shows promise, with a similar design and grooves on the outside. However, upon closer inspection, an expert notes that the £100 replica still has some flaws, and while it moves, it doesn't move exactly like the real Jabulani.

Overall, the reviewer concludes that while some replica balls show promise, they still have a way to go in terms of replicating the performance of the authentic balls.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. Jabulani footballs are selling for upwards of £1,000.
2. The author bought replica versions of the Jabulani ball at different price ranges to test their performance.
3. The author also bought a Louis Vuitton ball that costs £2,500, but got a replica version for £30.
4. The author tested a fake version of the 2020 World Cup ball, which cost £20 and performed well in skills and freestyle tests.
5. The author tested a fake version of the Adidas Bazooka ball, which cost £20 and performed well in skills and freestyle tests.
6. The author tested three different replica versions of the Jabulani ball at different price points: £25, £35, and £100.
7. The £25 Amazon replica did not perform like the real Jabulani ball.
8. The £35 Etsy replica performed better than the £25 Amazon replica, but still did not move as much as the real Jabulani ball.
9. The £100 replica had grooves on the outside, similar to the real Jabulani ball, and performed well in tests.
10. The £100 replica was tested by a Jabulani expert who was not impressed with its design and features.
11. Despite its flaws, the £100 replica moved similarly to the real Jabulani ball, but with some differences in its movement.