Cuban Erick Hernandez on Thursday said he had set a world record
for juggling the Jabulani World Cup ball, while sitting down.
Hernandez told reporters he had juggled the Jabulani -- which
some World Cup stars criticised for its lightness and unpredictable
trajectories -- for three hours, three minutes and 14 seconds at a
Havana hotel.
"I came in a bit tired as I have been doing exhibitions during
the World Cup," said the 43-year-old, nicknamed 'The
Dominator'.
Hernandez, a self-confessed Brazil fan, described the ball as
"having a good bounce" and "very lively".
He already holds a Guinness World record for heading the ball
319 times in just one minute and he even kicked a ball to the
finish line in a marathon, completing the 42 kilometres in 7hr
17min.
The ball skills run in the family as brother Douglas managed an
impressive -- and surely exhausting -- 100,026 touches in a 15-hour
session in 1997.
Now Erick says he wants to try a 24-hour session.