Sliding element and shoe sole

The present invention relates to a sliding element (1) for a shoe sole, in particular of a sports shoe, with an upper sliding surface (3) and a lower sliding surface (2), wherein the lower sliding surface (2) is arranged in at least two directions slidably below the upper sliding surface , The upper sliding surface is preferably used as the underside of an upper heel cup (3) is formed and the lower sliding surface than the upper side of a lower heel cup (2), wherein the upper and the lower heel cup are substantially shaped like the section of a spherical surface.