http://southkorea.worldcupblog.org/group-g/death-to-the-mascots.html South Africa 2010 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:54:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://southkorea.worldcupblog.org/group-g/death-to-the-mascots.html/comment-page-1#comment-131 Szarmach Fri, 19 May 2006 17:16:49 +0000 http://southkorea.worldcupblog.org/group-g/death-to-the-mascots.html#comment-131 I think mascots are a good idea, they add an element of fun to the tournament and are kid friendly. But the last two World Cups: puke! I agree that the 2002 ones were just awful; and now x-rated Goleo and that scary talking ball of his are a close second. What happened to good old Tip and Top, Gaucho, Pique and even Striker? Those were simple cartoons, but really represented the spirit of the game well. The present days of computer aided three dimentional mascots will go down in infamy as dark days of football merchandising. I think mascots are a good idea, they add an element of fun to the tournament and are kid friendly. But the last two World Cups: puke! I agree that the 2002 ones were just awful; and now x-rated Goleo and that scary talking ball of his are a close second. What happened to good old Tip and Top, Gaucho, Pique and even Striker? Those were simple cartoons, but really represented the spirit of the game well. The present days of computer aided three dimentional mascots will go down in infamy as dark days of football merchandising.

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