Spanish keeper complains about the 'beachball'

INNSBRUCK, Austria- Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas complained the official World Cup ball was better suited to the beach than to the finals in South Africa after his side's 3-2 warm-up win against Saudi Arabia.

"It's a bit like a beachball," the Spain captain told Spanish media on Sunday, the day after the friendly in Innsbruck, Austria. He went on to describe the unpredictable movement of the ball.

"Now it isn't only the goalkeepers (complaining), it is the outfield players as well. It's sad that a competition as important as a World Cup has an element as vital as the ball with such abysmal characteristics."