List of UEFA European Championship official mascots
November 02, 2023
The UEFA European Football Championship has featured mascots since 1980. The first mascot was Pinocchio, for the UEFA Euro 1980 in Italy.[1] Since then, every tournament has had a mascot except for the UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012, that both had two. The mascots are mostly targeted at children, with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition.
Based on the character from the children's story of the same name. Pinocchio is a small wooden boy with a long nose in the colours of the Italy national flag and a white hat emblazoned with EUROPA 80.[1][2]
An anthropomorphic, cartoon Flemish Giant rabbit wearing a football kit in the colours of the Germany national flag: a black shirt with UEFA across the front, red shorts and yellow socks, additionally with white head and wristbands. Mostly depicted while jumping and dribbling a football.
The 1992 mascot was also a rabbit, this time in the Swede national colours, but with head and wristbands dribbling a football like the mascot from four years prior.
Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original mascot of the 1966 World Cup called World Cup Willie. Goaliath is a lion dressed in an England kit and football boots whilst holding a football under his right arm.
It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm.
One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured mane which incorporated the colours of both the Belgian and the Dutch national flags.
A twin set of mascots to represent the two host countries, Austria and Switzerland. The Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros. design was of two children dressed in red and white football strips. These are the colours of the national flags of Austria and Switzerland.
Once again, Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros. created the mascots. The twins represent the two host nations, Poland and Ukraine. One wears the Poland national colours of white and red, the other wears the yellow and blue of Ukraine.
A child in the kit of the France national football team, with a red cape at the back to echo the flag of France. Other considered named were Dribblou and Goalix. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the child's superpowers.[4]
Through its design and endearing presence, the mascot pays homage to the enduring appeal of the humble teddy bear, which is said to have originated in Germany in the early 20th century.[6] Following a vote from website users and children across Europe, Albärt has been chosen as the name for the official mascot of UEFA EURO 2024![7]
^ ab. Euro 2012 Live Online. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
^"Brands - Pinocchio". Brands of the World. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
^"Brands - Peno". Brands of the World. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
^"EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor". 30 November 2014. from the original on 4 December 2014.
^"EURO 2020 mascot revealed... now it's your move". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2019. from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^"UEFA EURO 2024 mascot unveiled – now we need your helping naming it!". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023.
^"EURO 2024 mascot named: Meet Albärt!". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 July 2023.
External linksedit
The weird and wonderful world of EURO mascots at UEFA.com
November 02, 2023
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The UEFA European Football Championship has featured mascots since 1980 The first mascot was Pinocchio for the UEFA Euro 1980 in Italy 1 Since then every tournament has had a mascot except for the UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012 that both had two The mascots are mostly targeted at children with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition Contents 1 List of mascots 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksList of mascots editThere have been a total of 12 mascots a duo was featured in both 2008 and 2012 in the nine tournaments since 1980 European Football Championship Mascot s Description ImageItaly 1980 Pinocchio Based on the character from the children s story of the same name Pinocchio is a small wooden boy with a long nose in the colours of the Italy national flag and a white hat emblazoned with EUROPA 80 1 2 France 1984 Peno A white cockerel a traditional national symbol of France dressed in a French coloured football strip including football boots and white gloves 3 West Germany 1988 Berni An anthropomorphic cartoon Flemish Giant rabbit wearing a football kit in the colours of the Germany national flag a black shirt with UEFA across the front red shorts and yellow socks additionally with white head and wristbands Mostly depicted while jumping and dribbling a football Sweden 1992 Rabbit The 1992 mascot was also a rabbit this time in the Swede national colours but with head and wristbands dribbling a football like the mascot from four years prior England 1996 Goaliath Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original mascot of the 1966 World Cup called World Cup Willie Goaliath is a lion dressed in an England kit and football boots whilst holding a football under his right arm Netherlands Belgium 2000 Benelucky A lion with a devil s tail and human hands A lion s head appears on the crest of the Royal Dutch Football Association and the Belgium national football team is historically nicknamed the Red Devils The name Benelucky is a portmanteau of Benelux the term for the three nations of Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg and the ending lucky wishing the participating teams good luck It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured mane which incorporated the colours of both the Belgian and the Dutch national flags Portugal 2004 Kinas A cartoon version of a boy dressed in the Portugal football strip The mascot s name Kinas is taken from Bandeira das Quinas which is a name for the Portugal national flag nbsp Austria Switzerland 2008 Trix and Flix A twin set of mascots to represent the two host countries Austria and Switzerland The Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros design was of two children dressed in red and white football strips These are the colours of the national flags of Austria and Switzerland Poland Ukraine 2012 Slavek and Slavko Once again Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros created the mascots The twins represent the two host nations Poland and Ukraine One wears the Poland national colours of white and red the other wears the yellow and blue of Ukraine nbsp France 2016 Super Victor A child in the kit of the France national football team with a red cape at the back to echo the flag of France Other considered named were Dribblou and Goalix The cape boots and ball are claimed to be the child s superpowers 4 Euro 2020 Skillzy A character inspired by freestyle football street football and panna culture 5 Germany 2024 Albart Through its design and endearing presence the mascot pays homage to the enduring appeal of the humble teddy bear which is said to have originated in Germany in the early 20th century 6 Following a vote from website users and children across Europe Albart has been chosen as the name for the official mascot of UEFA EURO 2024 7 See also editList of FIFA World Cup official mascots List of Copa America official mascots List of Africa Cup of Nations official mascots List of AFC Asian Cup official mascotsReferences edit a b Italy meets UEFA European Football Championship 1980 Euro 80 Euro 2012 Live Online Archived from the original on July 5 2008 Retrieved 13 September 2007 Brands Pinocchio Brands of the World Retrieved 13 September 2007 Brands Peno Brands of the World Retrieved 13 September 2007 EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor 30 November 2014 Archived from the original on 4 December 2014 EURO 2020 mascot revealed now it s your move UEFA com Union of European Football Associations 24 March 2019 Archived from the original on 9 April 2019 Retrieved 24 March 2019 UEFA EURO 2024 mascot unveiled now we need your helping naming it UEFA com Union of European Football Associations 20 June 2023 EURO 2024 mascot named Meet Albart UEFA com Union of European Football Associations 5 July 2023 External links editThe weird and wonderful world of EURO mascots at UEFA com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of UEFA European 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