UEFA EURO-2012 POLAND UKRAINE BALL ADIDAS PRESENTS THE BALL "TANGO"

Kiev's Olympic Stadium was chosen to show the whole world  the official ball of the UEFA EURO-2012 POLAND -UKRAINE "TANGO 12".

Adidas introduced  Tango 12, in a ceremony attended by the President of the RFEF, Angel Maria Villar,  Vicente del Bosque , Spanish national coach , Herbert Hainer the President of Adidas, and the  international player from  Polish National Team, Rafael Murawski.

Let´s see a great player showing us "TANGO 12"

UEFA EURO 2012 POLAND UKRAINE BALL

UEFA EURO2012 POLAND UKRAINE BALL

The ball that will be used in 2012 EURO " TANGO 12" is faster and has a more unpredictable trajectory than  the Jabulani, the ball of The World Cup 2010, which  we have to remember that was  hardly  criticized  by many goalkeepers and players. The official Euro-2012 ball was presented during the final drawing procedure stated for December 2.

Herbert Hainer, chairman of 'Adidas', said that  the new  Euro-2012 ball"allows a   more elegant and beautiful play because the fans will see more goals from longer distances." Many opinions were given after the news about the Jabulani in South Africa. "It's like a beach ball," said Chilean Bravo. "You could buy in a store...by dozens," said Julius Caesar, Brazil, South Africa during 2010 WORLD CUP.

But in the World Cup, as well as the lightness of the Jabulani, influenced height. More than 1,700 meters of altitude in Johannesburg also helped the ball´s movement.

  TANGO 12 ball has many advantages for National Teams with more technical players, including Spain Germany, Netherlands and some others. It is a lighter ball and unstable, with good touch and rapid trajectory. Control over the ball will be a problem for many players, but many will enjoy its ability to move quickly  all over the pitch.

At Euro-2008, seventy seven  goals  in 31 games were scored with the ball 'Europass'  , a good average of 2.48 goals per game. In the 64 matches of 2010 World Cup, with the 'Jabulani', 145 goals were scored during the whole competition,  an  average of 2.27 goals per game. 

We do not  know how many goals will be scored during the  2012 EURO but for sure we will have many and great goals. Matches will be played in four Ukrainian cities (Kiev, Donetsk, Kharkov and Lvov) and four Polish (Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan and Wroclaw) from 8 June to 1 July 2012 . 

Let´s be ready to enjoy such amazing matches and let´s wait for the initial  KICK OFF!

The list of the 23 football Players nominated for the Golden Ball 2011

Finally we have the full list of the 23 player candidates for the upcoming FIFA GOLDEN BALL AWARD. The initial  list has been cut back to 23 players.

Ballon d’Or:

1. Éric Abidal (France) 

1. Xabi Alonso (Spain)

1. Dani Alves (Brazil)

1. Sergio Agüero (Argentina)

1. Karim Benzema (France)

1. Iker Casillas (Spain)

1. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)

1. Cesc Fàbregas (Spain)

1. Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

1. Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

1. Lionel Messi (Argentina)

1. Thomas Müller (Germany)

1. Nani (Portugal)

1. Neymar (Brazil)

1. Mesut Özil (Germany)

1. Gerard Piqué (Spain)

1. Wayne Rooney (England)

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

1. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)

1. Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)

1. Luis Suárez (Uruguay)

1. Xavi (Spain)

1. David Villa (Spain)

Coach of the Year:

1. Vicente del Bosque (Spain/SNT)

1. Alex Ferguson (Scotland/Manchester United)

1. Rudi García (France/Lille)

1. Pep Guardiola (Spain/Barcelona)

1. Jürgen Klopp (Germany/Borussia Dortmund)

1. Joachim Löw (Germany/GNT)

1. José Mourinho (Portugal/Real Madrid)

1. Óscar Tabárez (Uruguay/UNT)

1. André Villas-Boas (Portugal/Porto)

1. Arséne Wenger (France/Arsenal)

OK..There you have them. Now time to wait until December when the last three nominees will be mentioned.

FRANCE FOOTBALL 50 CANDIDATES FOR FIFA GOLDEN BALL 2012

France Football has handed in the list of the initial 50 candidates chosen for this years FIFA GOLDEN BALL AWARD. These are now the following procedures:

1. 1st of November the list of 50 will be shortened to 23 players
2. 5th of December , three players will be named as finalists
3. 9th of January 2012 the winner will be announced

 

SPANISH FOOTBALL is well represented & especially FC BARCELONA which has 10 players on the list, while REAL MADRID has 5 players. 


The 10 candidates from FC Barcelona are:

Eric Abidal

 

Lionel Messi

 

 

 Xavi Hernandez

 

David Villa

 

Cesc Fabregas 

 

Andres Iniesta

 

Carles Puyol

 

Gerard Pique

 

Dani Alves 

 

Alexis Sanchez

 

The 5 candidates for Real Madrid are:

Iker Casillas

 

Mesut Ozil

 

 

Sami Khedira

 

Cristiano Ronaldo 

 

Xabi Alonso

 

 

Another Spanish Football born player is on the list, David Silva (Man City) along with Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Gómez, Thomas Müller, Ribery, Klose, Sneijder, Van Persie, Robben y Van der Vaart, Samuel Eto'o, Kun Agüero, Luis Suárez, Diego Forlán, Chicharito Hernández, Wayne Rooney, Neymar & Antonio di Natale.

 

 Some other names on the list are

Schweinsteiger (Bayern Múnich)

 Philip Lahm (Bayern Múnich)

Mario Gómez (Bayern Múnich)

Thomas Müller (Bayern Múnich)

Frank Ribery (Bayern Múnich)

Miroslav Klose (SS Lazio)

 Wesley Sneijder (Inter de Milan)

 Robbie Van Persie (Arsenal)

 Arjen Robben (Bayern Múnich)

 Raphael Van der Vaart (Tottenham)

 Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi)

 Kun Agüero (Manchester City)

 Luis Suárez (Liverpool)

Diego Forlán (Inter de Milán)

 Chicharito Hernández (Manchester United)

 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Neymar (Santos)

 Di Natale (Udinese)

 David Silva (Manchester City)

 

All the coaches and captains  from all the national teams as well as all the journalists from around the world that participate  will vote to  elect the next FIFA Golden Ball 2012. Next December 5th, we will know  the name of the three  final football players . 

Meanwhile, we have to wait until January 9th, 2012 when the winner will be announced in Zurich.