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Adidas Tango

Family and brand of association football balls

Summary

Family and brand of association football balls

Field	Value
title	Adidas Tango
image	Adidas Tango.jpg
image_size	150
caption	Adidas Tango 'River Plate' used
in the 1978 World Cup
type	Association football
inventor	Adidas
inception
manufacturer	Adidas

in the 1978 World Cup The Adidas Tango is a family and brand of association football balls originally introduced as the "Tango Durlast" in 1978, specifically 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, the South American Football Championship, and the football competition of 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 official match balls or replica balls.

In 2011, Adidas introduced the new Tango 12 ball, but aside from the name and the painted on design there are no particular similarities between the new ball and the old Adidas Tango family.

Tango Durlast

The 1978 Tango Durlast consisted of twenty identical hexagonal panels with 'triads' creating the impression of 12 circles around the pentagons. The Adidas Tango Durlast ball was made of genuine leather with a shiny waterproof plastic coating.

Tango España

The Tango España by Adidas was the official match ball of 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain. The Tango España had improved water resistant qualities through its rubberized seams. These proved to be not very durable 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.

Tango variations

Year	Tango variation	Competition	Additional information
1978	Adidas Tango Durlast	1978 FIFA World Cup	title=Nightly.net forum on rare soccer balls	url=http://nightly.net/topic/20891-anyone-else-into-collecting-soccer-balls/page__st__709	access-date=9 June 2012	archive-date=13 March 2020	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313185345/https://nightly.net/topic/20891-anyone-else-into-collecting-soccer-balls/page-30	url-status=dead}}
1980	Adidas Tango River Plate	UEFA Euro 1980	title=History of the Official European Championship Match Balls	url= http://www.soccerballworld.com/Euroballs.htm	access-date=21 Aug 2014}}
1982	Adidas Tango España	1982 FIFA World Cup	title=Soccer Ball World: Tango Espana	url=http://www.soccerballworld.com/TangoEspana.htm	publisher=Soccer Ball World	access-date=9 June 2012}}
1984	Adidas Tango Mundial	UEFA Euro 1984
Adidas Tango Sevilla	1984 Summer Olympics	title=Soccer Ball World: Olympic Ball 1984	url=http://www.soccerballworld.com/Olympic-Ball-Sevilla1984.htm	publisher=Soccer Ball World	access-date=9 June 2012}}
1988	Adidas Tango Europa	UEFA Euro 1988
Adidas Tango Séoul	1988 Summer Olympics
2012	Adidas Tango 12	UEFA Euro 2012	New design Adidas Tango, including Adidas Tango Argentina 12, Torfabrik, Comoequa, The Albert, Prime and Adidas Tango 12

Other variations of the Tango ball seen include: Tango Roma, Tango Napoli, Tango Munich, Tango Scorpion, Tango Mendoza, Tango Gol, Tango Indoor Ball, Tango Tournoi, and Tango Glider.

Use in heraldry

Adidas Tango ball is featured on the club badge of Ukrainian club Chornomorets Odesa, as well as Russian football team Mordovia Saransk.

References

"Soccerball World". Soccerball World.
"Nightly.net forum on rare soccer balls".
"History of the Official European Championship Match Balls".
"Soccer Ball World: Tango Espana". Soccer Ball World.
"Soccer Ball World: Olympic Ball 1984". Soccer Ball World.
"(Spanish) Official ball of LA Olympics".
"Soccer History Online: Match Balls".
(2019-11-01). "The Best Soccer Balls on Amazon, According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers".

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