Tango 12

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Oversized Tango 12 in Kiev

The Tango 12 was the official match ball for the 2012 European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine , manufactured by Adidas . The ball was officially presented at the group draw on December 2, 2011 in Kiev .

development

This was preceded by two years of development work and tests under a wide variety of conditions and with the involvement of several professional and amateur teams. Among other things, the measures Bayern Munich , Real Madrid , Chelsea , Ajax Amsterdam , AC Milan , Legia Warsaw , Seattle Sounders FC and FC Ingolstadt 04 part in the tests. The ball was tested on natural turf , artificial turf and tennis courts in sunshine, rain and snow and at outside temperatures between −10 and +35 ° C.

Technical specifications

Like the game ball of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa , the Jabulani , the Tango 12 also consists of thermally bonded so-called 3D panels. The ball consists of 70 percent polyurethane and 30 percent synthetic leather .

The manufacturer specifies the weight of the ball as 432 grams. According to Adidas, the circumference is 68.9 centimeters, the jump height (i.e. when falling from a height of 2 m onto ideally hard ground) is 142 centimeters. Also in terms of roundness, air pressure loss and water absorption of the Tango 12 meets the requirements of FIFA .

design

The look of the ball was based on the classic design of the tango , which was first used at the Football World Cup in Argentina in 1978 . The Tango-typical black areas are surrounded by colored lines in the colors of the EM host nations Poland and Ukraine.

Web links

Commons : Adidas Tango 12  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b adidas Tango 12 unveiled as official ball. In: UEFA . December 2, 2011, accessed March 20, 2012 .
  2. a b Development, tests and technology of the adidas Tango 12. In: Tango-12 . March 20, 2012, accessed March 22, 2012 .