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Adidas Tango

Adidas Tango 'River Plate' used in the 1978 World Cup
Type	Association football
Inventor	Adidas
Inception	1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Manufacturer	Adidas

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 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

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.

See also

• Adidas Tango 12

References

1. "Soccerball World". Soccerball World. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
2. ^ "Nightly.net forum on rare soccer balls". Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
3. "History of the Official European Championship Match Balls". Retrieved 21 Aug 2014.
4. "Soccer Ball World: Tango Espana". Soccer Ball World. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
5. "Soccer Ball World: Olympic Ball 1984". Soccer Ball World. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
6. "(Spanish) Official ball of LA Olympics". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
7. "Soccer History Online: Match Balls". Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
8. "The Best Soccer Balls on Amazon, According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers". New York Magazine. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

External links

• Tango balls on Adidas website
• Adidas ball history
• Soccerball World: History of the World Cup's Match Balls
• The Guardian - The Joy of Six: great footballs
• The History of FIFA World Cup Match Ball

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