Презентация на тему Football Mascots

Football Mascots Mascot - a character that brings happiness Football mascotsNow almost every World Cup has a mascot. Willie the Lion, mascot of the championship in 1966, was the first of such mascots and one of the first general to major sporting competitions. Typically, the mascot chosen some characteristic detail inherent host country championship (suit, plants, animals and so on. N.).The main purpose for which the talisman is thought out, is the increase in demand for the symbols of the championship and promotion of football among children. Chubby boy in a sombrero became the mascot of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. For the organizers of the issue was the choice of the name is not - most of the men in Mexico named Juan, but because the boy named diminutive name of Juanito. Dressed in a green form of a mascot fun smile and his big straw sombreros adorned the inscription Mexico'70. Germans - the first who could not make the right choice, and presented at once two talismans. They were two ruddy German boy. The black-haired and lanky blond Type Top. Both were dressed in the form of the German national team, in Type T-shirt adorned with the letters WM (weltmeisterschaft - «the World Cup '), and in Topa - the year of the FIFA World Cup (74). Argentine organizers apparently decided to play it safe, and does not come up with anything smarter as their mascot to make another boy. Compared with its distant cousin Juanito shepherd Gauchito put Argentine form and replaced the sombrero hat. On his neck there was a handkerchief, and a whip in the hands of a special - typical attributes of Argentine cowboys of the pampas. This time the organizers have shown miracles originality. Talisman has been selected all bright orange named Naranjito, very reminiscent of Russian Bun. The word "Naranja" in Spanish means "orange" from him and took a diminutive version. Dressed in the Spanish form of Naranjito he was holding the ball and smiling guests the World Cup. From the legendary Spanish oranges it is known to get the most delicious juice, and not boast of this fruit tournament hosts just could not. Sixteen years have passed since the last World Cup in Mexico, and so solidly matured Juanito could not be selected as a symbol. The Mexicans took advantage of a good idea and the Spaniards also presented a traditional product of the national cuisine. Hot pepper named Pique (from the Spanish «picante» - the general name of spices), dressed in a sombrero and his've added the mustache. 1990 Italy - ChaoItalian man Chao became a real piece of modern art. Instead of the head - a soccer ball and a body consisting of a plurality of blocks, it was painted in the colors of the Italian flag. No smiles, emotions and forms of the Italian national team, as well as the name - a popular word. USA 1994 - StrykerAmericans are always two lengths ahead of all of the logos and mascots. World Championship is not an exception, it has become a symbol of the friendly dog Striker, which drew artists and Walt Disney Studios. His name was on a soccer translated as "forward" or "grind". Besides being cute mascot became more commercially successful - profit from its image brought to the organizers more than 11 million dollars. 1998 France - FutiksEveryone knows that a rooster - a traditional symbol of France, so the question of the choice of mascot for the French did not stand. Funny Futiks was fully clothed in blue, red crown adorned her head, and hands holding a soccer ball cock, which juggled in television spots. Name Futiksa were collected from the word «foot» and end -iks that is borrowed from the famous character Asterix. Cock was sold like hot cakes - the creators rescued with the help of a $ 27 million, and it is a record even today 2010 South Africa - ZakumThe rich fauna of the African continent can offer a huge number of candidates for the image of the World Cup mascot. In 2010, the organizers chose a leopard, which symbolized the spirit and the people of South Africa. Zakum name also has its history. The first two letters indicate «Zuid Africa» («South Africa") and ending -kumi translated means "ten" (the year of the World Cup). Leopard painted yellow, mane - green, and instead of playing form dressed in a simple white T-shirt South Africa 2010. 2014 Brazil - fulecoAs a mascot of the coming World Cup hosts have chosen a nice armadillo named fuleco inhabiting the eastern part of Brazil.