The official ball EURO 2012
The official ball for UEFA EURO 2012 is the adidas Tango 12, the fourth incarnation of the iconic Tango ball used at three previous finals. The adidas Tango 12 – the 11th official adidas EURO ball – was unveiled at the draw for the final tournament in Kyiv in December by Ukrainian Olympic legend Serhiy Bubka. It includes a coloured outline based on the Polish and Ukrainian flags and is a modern interpretation of the classic design. The Tangoinspired designs used at earlier tournaments were the 1980 Tango River Plate, the 1984 Tango Mundial and the 1988 Tango Europa. Developed over a two-year period and tested by players of all abilities in eight countries, the adidas Tango 12 will be used for the first time in a competitive international when Poland get the tournament under way against Greece in Warsaw on 8 June. Shortly after the draw, every association taking part in the summer tournament received an allocation of 30 adidas Tango 12 balls for training and match use.