Adidas Tango 12

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

Development

It was preceded by two years of development and testing under various conditions and with the involvement of several professional and amateur teams. So also attended by the FC Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea FC, Ajax Amsterdam, AC Milan, Legia Warsaw, Seattle Sounders FC and FC Ingolstadt 04 participated in the tests. The ball has been tested on natural grass, artificial grass and barn provides space in sunshine, rain and snow as well as with outside temperatures between -10 and 35 ° C.

Specifications

As the match ball of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Jabulani, there is also the Tango 12 of thermally bonded so-called 3D panels. The ball is made of 70 percent and 30 percent of polyurethane synthetic leather.

The manufacturer specifies the weight of the ball with 432 grams. The circumference is 68.9 inches, according to Adidas, the jump height (ie, falling 2 m onto a hard floor ideal ) is located at 142 centimeters. Also in terms of roundness, loss of air pressure and water absorption corresponds to the Tango 12 the requirements of FIFA.

Design

In the optics of the ball is oriented on the classic design of the tango, which was first used in the World Cup 1978 in Argentina. The Tango typical black areas are edged tango 12 of colorful lines in the colors of the EM- host nations Poland and Ukraine.