The Euro 2020 Mascot Is Just A Creepy Human Man
by Dan McQuade from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4HE6Q)
Creating a mascot for your international sporting event can be fraught with peril. Izzy, originally Whatizit, was the mascot of the 1996 Olympics and is still mocked today. London's mascots for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were simply amorphous blobs. The 2006 World Cup, held in Germany, had a Jim Henson"