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|A [[Animated cartoon|cartoonised]] [[German Grey Rabbit]] with [[Human physical appearance|human shaped body]]. Berni wore an outfit in the colours of the [[Flag of Germany|German national flag]] with a black [[Kit (association football)|football jersey]] with ''UEFA'' across the front, red football shorts and yellow or golden socks additionally with white [[Headband|head]] and [[wristbands]]. Mostly depicted while jumping and controlling a football.
|A [[Animated cartoon|cartoonised]] [[German Grey Rabbit]] with [[Human physical appearance|human shaped body]]. Berni wore an outfit in the colours of the [[Flag of Germany|German national flag]] with a black [[Kit (association football)|football strip]] with ''UEFA'' across the front, red football shorts and yellow or golden socks additionally with white [[Headband|head]] and [[wristbands]]. Mostly depicted while jumping and controlling a football.
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|[[UEFA Euro 1992|Sweden 1992]]
|[[UEFA Euro 1992|Sweden 1992]]
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|The Swedish mascot was also a rabbit in the [[national colours]] with head and wristbands controlling a football like the mascot from four years previously and was called name of ''Rabbit''.
|The 1992 mascot was also a rabbit in the [[national colours]] with head and wristbands controlling a football like the mascot from four years prior. It is unknown why it is named "Rabbit".
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|[[UEFA Euro 1996|England 1996]]
|[[UEFA Euro 1996|England 1996]]
| '''Goaliath'''
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|Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original [[FIFA World Cup mascot|World Cup mascot]] from the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|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.
|Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original [[FIFA World Cup mascot|mascot]] of the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|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.
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It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm.
It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm.


One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured [[Lion#Mane|lions mane]] which incorporated the colours of both the [[Flag of Belgium|Belgian]] and [[Flag of the Netherlands|Dutch national flags]].
One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured [[Lion#Mane|mane]] which incorporated the colours of both the [[Flag of Belgium|Belgian]] and [[Flag of the Netherlands|Dutch national flags]].
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|A twin set of mascots two represent the two host countries, [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]]. The Rainbow Productions and [[Warner Bros.]] design was of two child like characters both dressed in football strips comprising solely red and white, the colours of the national flags of Austria and Switzerland.
|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.
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|[[UEFA Euro 2012|Poland/Ukraine 2012]]
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|'''[[UEFA Euro 2012#Merchandise_and_mascots|Slavek and Slavko]]'''
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2012#Merchandise_and_mascots|Slavek and Slavko]]'''
|Once again, Rainbow Productions and [[Warner Bros.]] created the mascots. The twins represent two host nations, [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]]. One twin wears Poland's national colours of white and red, the other the yellow and blue of Ukraine.
|Once again, Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros. created the mascots. The twins represent the two host nations, [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]]. One wears Poland's national colours of white and red, the other wears the yellow and blue of Ukraine.
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Revision as of 02:44, 1 May 2022

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.

List of mascots

There 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 Image
Italy 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 Italian national flag and a white hat emblazoned with EUROPA 80.[1][2]
France 1984 Péno 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 A cartoonised German Grey Rabbit with human shaped body. Berni wore an outfit in the colours of the German national flag with a black football strip with UEFA across the front, red football shorts and yellow or golden socks additionally with white head and wristbands. Mostly depicted while jumping and controlling a football.
Sweden 1992 Rabbit The 1992 mascot was also a rabbit in the national colours with head and wristbands controlling a football like the mascot from four years prior. It is unknown why it is named "Rabbit".
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 Dutch national federation, and the Belgian national team is historically nicknamed "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 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 Portugal's national flag.
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 Poland's national colours of white and red, the other wears the yellow and blue of Ukraine.
France 2016 Super Victor A child in the kit of the French 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]
Europe 2020 Skillzy A character inspired by freestyle football, street football and panna culture.[5]
Germany 2024 TBA TBA

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Brands - Pinocchio". Brands of the World. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Brands - Peno". Brands of the World. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  4. ^ "EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor". 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ "EURO 2020 mascot revealed... now it's your move". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

External links

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