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MASCOT – SMASHCOT SPARE US THE FUR!

“Zakumi is a jolly, self-confident, adventurous, spontaneous, and actually quite shrewd little fellow. He loves to perform and always follows his instinct and intuition, yet sometimes has the tendency to exaggerate a bit”.
You’re not kidding! What is it with World Cup mascots? The above quote comes from FIFA about the 2010 mascot. We’ve given you a picture so you can make up your own mind about what he/she/it actually is.
Not that history fares any better. 1966 gave us World Cup Willie - a footy loving lion to help host England’s World Cup and just to rub it in - the fellow wore a union jack waistcoat!
‘82 and Spain offers up Naranjito - a football playing orange if you don’t mind.
’94 and the USA gives us ‘Striker’ - yeah, and he’s a dog in a kind of Scooby meets Huckleberry hound stand-off.
Top award though for Japan and Korea’s ‘02 effort - Kaz, Ato and Nik - those crazy Ninja power ranger pokemon people showed us what happens when playdoh goes wrong and there just aren’t enough animals in the world to inspire a hand waving geeky hybrid.
Bring on Zakumi - but kids, don’t worry, he’s not real!

Mascot memory lane
Ask Riley

Dear Riley,

I’ve got to say Riley, England in the World Cup is no my cup of tea and I’ll be supporting Argentina. Whose your second team? Bob, Aberdeen

RILEY SAYS:

Bob, for legal reasons I can’t say who I’ll actually be supporting at the old Coup de Monde. For me I’ve always had a soft spot for the dutch and their shhhexy football. Your Gullits, your Cruyffs, your Davids, your Rembrandts in those motorway maintenace tops they wear. They’re cool and they’re not afraid to speak their mind. Look at that Frankie Rijkaard, eh, what a gob he had on him!

Dear Riley,

Any tips for the Grand National?
Floyd, Catford

RILEY SAYS:

Don’t try it Floyd, those fences can really chafe. Friend of mine tried it and was arrested by the police at Beacher’s Brook. He turned up in court and asked for another 23 fences to be taken into consideration!

Ring Leaders The Ocho

OBSCURE BUT LEGIT

Dodge Ball

It’s the ultimate feet of sporting
strength and endurance. The first World Toe Wrestling Competition began in 1976 at a pub in Derbyshire, and involved Competitors locking toes and forcing each other's feet to the ground. In 1997 the organisers applied to have the game added to the Olympics, but were declined.

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Walk on, Walk on…
Liverpool football club was formed on 15 March 1892. This occurred after a dispute involving Everton’s home ground...Anfield! After purchasing the ground in 1891
Everton chairman John Houlding became involved in a dispute with his board who promptly upped sticks, moving to Goodison Park. After the Football League initially rejected his name for the new club - Everton Athletic, he settled for Liverpool.
 
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