Football European Championship 2024 in Germany
That’s the name of the mascot
The mascot was presented in Germany on June 20th. Now his name is also known.
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The fans have spoken: The mascot of the European Football Championship 2024 in Germany was given its name in an online vote.
After a two-week vote, the name of the mascot for the 2024 European Football Championship in Germany has been decided. The bear’s name is Albert. shared that the German Football Association and the governing body Uefa with.
Albart prevailed against three other proposals with 32 percent of the votes
Users of the uefa.com website and schoolchildren across Europe voted. Albart received the most votes with 32 percent. The other suggestions were Bärnardo, Bärnheart and Herzi von Bär. The teddy bear follows in the footsteps of the previous mascots Berni, Goaliath, Rabbit and Kinas.
“The mascot pays tribute to the popular teddy bear, which is believed to have been born in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century,” said Uefa. The bear was presented for the first time before the start of the friendly match between Germany and Colombia on June 20 in Gelsenkirchen. So now he finally has a name. “We hope that with our mascot we have created a funny and lovable character that teaches children how to play football,” stressed EURO tournament director Philipp Lahm (39). As a father, he knows “how important it is to encourage children’s imagination”.
The mascot travels through Europe
Albärt is already in action before the European Football Championship: he is now starting his “#BewegtEuch” journey through European schools. Children should be given the opportunity to develop their own football tricks and happy dances. These should then serve as templates for motion animations of the mascot for the European Championship.