The Adidas Tango is a successful family and brand of association footballs first introduced as the Tango Durlast in 1978 for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. Variations of the design had been produced for various competitions including the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship and the Summer Olympics. The Tango balls have had different names applied to them to distinguish them in their construction, the competitions they have been used for, and even if they are match or replica balls.
In 2011, Adidas introduced the Tango 12, but besides the name there are no particular similarities between the new ball and the old Adidas Tango family.
Tango Durlast
The 1978 Tango Durlast has twenty identical panels with 'triads' created the impression of 12 circles. Like its predecessors, the Adidas Tango Durlast was made of genuine leather and boasted the shiny waterproofing Durlast coating.
Tango España
The Tango España by Adidas was the official match ball of 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. The Tango España had improved water resistant qualities through its rubberized seams. These were not very resistant and resulted in the ball having to be changed several times during some games. This ball was the last genuine leather ball to be used in the World Cup.
The Adidas Tango 12 was the official match association football of the UEFA Euro 2012, with variants being used for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The ball is named after the original and successful Adidas Tango family of footballs from the late 1970s, but the construction of the Tango 12 is completely different. Variations of the ball have been used in other contemporary competitions including the Africa Cup of Nations and the Summer Olympics – adidas has not categorised these football as the "Adidas Tango 12" family, however they are listed here due to their similar design.
The ball was officially presented on 2 December 2011, during the group draw for the final tournament in Kiev. UEFA count the Tango 12 as the fourth incarnation of the ball although there have been other variations made in-between, The ball is reportedly designed to be easier to dribble and control than its predecessor the Adidas Jabulani (used during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa). Tango 12 uses a construction design based on the Adidas Jabulani but heavily modified, thirty-two 2D panels instead of eight 3D panels. The latter ball was decried by several goalkeepers, including Brazilian Júlio César, who likened it to "one of those cheap balls you'd buy in a supermarket". Wendell Ramalho agreed, saying that the Adidas Jabulani is "very unpredictable especially over a great distance".
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...Mundials laced just the way he liked it, no shin pads, never any shin pads, Uhlsport gloves and one of those famously large hands wrapped around an adidas Tango ball, about to fling it down the pitch.
Since 1970, Adidas has designed every World Cup match ball from the original Telstar to the iconic Tango Durlast to this year’s Al Rihla ... of what Adidas has come up with for the competition.
A breathless press releases from Adidas speaks of ‘a CRT-core at the heart ...Really though, all you need to know is that, no, it’s not as good as the Adidas Tango and yes, it’s better than the Jabulani.
For each World Cup, Adidas would take their original Tango and tailor it to the home nation – rather like they've done with the Champions League ball in modern times ... Adidas Tango 12 ... Adidas Tango.
So I’m going to try and give him an unbiased opinion ... The most glaring flaw in my plan was that, like with most species, you needed two HornyToads to tango. But since mine busted free from his Adidas prison, the plan was pretty well shot anyway ... .
