UEFA Euro 2016 France Mascot Unveiled - Boy in Superhero Cape



The UEFA have unveiled the official mascot for the upcoming Euro 2016 France tournament. It is a little boy in a superhero cape.

The mascot was presented to the public for the first time today, at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille before the France vs. Sweden friendly.

Euro 2016 France Mascot - Cape Boy - Driblou - Goalix - Super Victor

The half child and half superhero does not have a name yet. The Euro 2016 organizers selected three names and now it is up to the public to vote for their favourite.

The three options are:

Driblou
Goalix
Super Victor

You can cast your vote on the UEFA.com website. The deadline is November 26th, 2014.

The winning name will be announced on November 30th, 2014, which is also the day when the mascot's social media accounts will be set up.


UEFA Euro 2016 France Mascot - Superhero Boy with Cape - Driblou - Goalix - Super Victor - Blue background - Logo

Here is a little background story about the cape boy, straight from UEFA:

'He was brought up in France, and one day acquired special powers when playing football with his friends. Having kicked the ball behind a fence, he went to explore and discovered a mysterious chest with a cape, a ball and football boots, which enabled him to fly as well as play superb football.'

Euro 2016 France Mascot - Cape Boy - Driblou - Goalix - Super Victor - Overhead Kick - 3D

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The little boy with a French flag cape replaces the Gallic Rooster, who was used as a mascot at the two previous tournaments hosted by France. In 1984 it was Péno who branded the Euro Cup, and in the 1998 FIFA World Cup it was Footix.

France football mascots - Peno - 1984 Euro Cup - Footix - 1998 FIFA World Cup

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Here is a 3D animation of the new Euro 2016 mascot:



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What do you think?