Tag Archives: Business Unit Football

Laura Baum
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How 30 hours on a bus help to find inspiration for football

How 30 hours on a bus help to find inspiration for football

Often, when we think about the UEFA European Championships, we think of the likes of Schweinsteiger, Neuer and Xavi and a crowd of people celebrating and cheering for their favorite teams on the streets or in beer gardens (at least we do so here in Germany).

But there are also some people who start to put all their energy into the tournament well before it even starts: at adidas these are, for example, the team members of the Business Unit (BU) Football. This team makes sure that adidas (as the Official Partner, Supplier and Licensee of the UEFA EURO 2012™) offers the most innovative products for each and every tournament. Among other things, they create and design the jerseys, develop the boots, as well as the Official Match Ball, and help Europe’s top footballing nations to compete at their highest level. Alltogether, they work hard every day to fulfill the dream of every European football player and his respective fans – to win the European Championship.

The BU Football team used the tournament as a great opportunity to see and experience what they have been working on throughout the past few years and, most importantly, to find inspiration for the upcoming tournaments. In addition, as a sign of appreciation from their supervisors for all their work and dedication, the team went by bus on a road trip to Poland to watch Spain vs. Ireland at the PGE Arena in Danzig, Poland.

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Matthias Mecking
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No doubt: This ball’s flying straight – there is proof!

No doubt: This ball’s flying straight – there is proof!

Today, adidas presented the Official Ball for the UEFA EURO 2012: the “Tango 12”. It took us approximately two years from first technical concepts through to design development and extensive testing to production start.

Every time we prepare ourselves for a big tournament we go back to our labs and our test centres to come up with the best ball possible based on our strong track record in research and development. The ball for the UEFA EURO 2012 is no exception.

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