PWC: A sad day for the perv-lion

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4989726.stm

Comments

[thenipper.livejournal.com]

"Reports also suggest that consumers are puzzled by the lion's state of undress - although it wears a number 6 shirt, Goleo does not sport a pair of shorts."

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

Well, players get yellow cards for taking off their shirts to celebrate a goal...then, logic suggests that...urrgghh...

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I must confess I had assumed the lion was the England team mascot rather than the tournament mascot. Didn't we have a lion in '66 or '70?

I was a World Cup Willy

[giddyoldgoat.livejournal.com]

"World Cup mascots have had a chequered history since the tradition began in 1966 with "World Cup Willy", a lion introduced for the tournament in England."