The popularity of the Adidas Samba as a soccer shoe has caused it to move into popular culture, mostly worn as a fashion sneaker, and it makes many appearances in movies and on television. ( October 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. The original model is sometimes used for training, street play, and futsal. Classic models of the shoe are still in production, under the name Classic M. As years progressed, the Samba evolved into the Samba Millennium (which was made without the extended tongue) and the Samba '85. Its original design featured the classic three stripes, as well as the gold trefoil on the foldable tongue. The shoe was first produced in 1949 to enable football players to train on icy, hard ground (hence the suction design on the gumsole). The shoe features a tan gumsole that distinguishes it from other Adidas shoes. It has been produced in a variety of color schemes, yet the original black with three white stripes is by far the most popular. It is among Adidas' most popular shoes, being the second highest selling Adidas design ever with over 35 million pairs sold worldwide, behind the Stan Smith model. Adidas Samba is an athletic shoe manufactured by German multinational Adidas.

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