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Goleo VI, commonly known as Goleo, and Pille, were the official mascots for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Goleo takes the form of a lion, and is never found far from his sidekick, Pille, a talking football.

Goleo is clad in a white football shirt with black collar and sleeve rims, similar to those worn by the Germany national team between the 1950s and 1970s, and is trouserless. He wears a uniform with the number 06 (short for 2006, the World Cup year he was the mascot), and has his name written above it on the back of his shirt. The Goleo costume was manufactured by The Jim Henson Company, at a cost of around €250,000. The word Pille, meaning "pill" in standard German, is otherwise a common German sports jargon for a football.^{[citation needed]} Goleo was unveiled as the World Cup mascot on November 13, 2004, during the German television program Wetten, dass..?, presented by Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer.

On May 16, 2006, the German licence holder to produce Goleo, Bavarian toy company NICI, filed for bankruptcy. One apparent reason could be very high licence fees of around €28 million.^[1]^[2] Other sources, however, quote much lower licence fees of €3.5 million.^[3]

Reception

The choice of a lion was criticized for not being a German animal, but rather the emblem of historical rivals England and the Netherlands. Renowned designer Erik Spiekermann suggested that the mascot should have been an eagle (which appears on Germany's coat of arms) or even a squirrel as a symbol of the nation of frugality in his opinion.^[4] Criticism has also been raised of the fact that Goleo does not wear any trousers.^[1]

Music appearances

"Love Generation"

He was also featured in the European version of music video for Bob Sinclar's song "Love Generation", which was released in Germany on December 9, 2005, the day of the draw of the World Cup.

"Dance!"

A animated Goleo also appeared in music videos for Lumidee's "Dance!" released in Spring 2006, just in time for the opening ceremonies for the World Cup.

"All Together Now"

Goleo VI also appears in Atomic Kitten's "All Together Now (Strong Together)", also released in the spring of 2006. The song was a remake of a song of 1990 by The Farm, called "All Together Now".

Goleo VI Discography

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Album
Year	Single	AUS ^[5]	AUT	DEN	FIN	FRA ^[6]	GER	ITA	NED	SUI	UK	Album
2006	"Dance!" (Goleo VI presents Lumidee VS. Fatman Scoop)	60	5	17	5	30	5	18	70	32		FIFA World Cup 2006 Soundtrack
2006	"All Together Now (Strong Together)"^[7] (Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten)	–	35	–	–	–	16	–	–	42	–

Featured in

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Album
Year	Single	AUS	BEL (Vl) ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	GER ^[10]	ITA ^[11]	NED ^[12]	SPA ^[13]	SUI ^[14]	UK ^[15]	US Dance ^[16]	Album
2005	"Love Generation" (Bob Sinclar presents Goleo IV featuring Gary "Nesta" Pine)	1	1	3	1	9	2	6	2	12	1	Western Dream

References

^ ^a ^b Plüschtier-Flaute: Hersteller von WM-Löwe Goleo ist pleite - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten
^ BBC NEWS | Business | World Cup mascot firm goes bust
^ Nici-Chef: Verdacht des schweren Betrugs | Fußball WM 2006 | Bayern 3 | BR^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Star-Designer hält WM-Maskottchen "Goleo VI." für "absolute Katastrophe" - C6
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 116.
^ Steffen Hung. "GOLEO VI PRES. LUMIDEE VS. FATMAN SCOOP - DANCE!". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
^ LesCharts.com Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten - "All Together Now (Strong Together) page
^ Flanders peak
^ Steffen Hung. "Christophe Le Friant". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
^ German peaks
^ Italian peaks
^ Dutch peaks
^ Spanish peaks
^ Swiss peaks
^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 503. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ Allmusic peaks

External links

[spiegel.de-1] Plüschtier-Flaute: Hersteller von WM-Löwe Goleo ist pleite - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten

[2] BBC NEWS | Business | World Cup mascot firm goes bust

[3] Nici-Chef: Verdacht des schweren Betrugs | Fußball WM 2006 | Bayern 3 | BR^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Star-Designer hält WM-Maskottchen "Goleo VI." für "absolute Katastrophe" - C6

[ARIA-5] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 116.

[6] Steffen Hung. "GOLEO VI PRES. LUMIDEE VS. FATMAN SCOOP - DANCE!". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.

[7] LesCharts.com Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten - "All Together Now (Strong Together) page

[8] Flanders peak

[9] Steffen Hung. "Christophe Le Friant". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.

[10] German peaks

[11] Italian peaks

[12] Dutch peaks

[13] Spanish peaks

[14] Swiss peaks

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-15] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 503. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[16] Allmusic peaks

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+{{Short description|Mascots of the 2006 World Cup}}
-[[File:Bm-Goleo.JPG|thumb|Goleo VI and Pille on a [[semi-postal]] stamp]]
-'''Goleo VI''', commonly known as '''Goleo''', and '''Pille''' were the [[FIFA World Cup mascot|official mascots]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]]. Goleo takes the form of a [[lion]], and is never found far from his [[sidekick]], Pille, a talking [[Association football ball|football]].
+[[File:Goleo and Pille.png|thumb|Goleo and Pille]]
+'''Goleo VI''', commonly known as '''Goleo''', and '''Pille''', were the [[FIFA World Cup mascot|official mascots]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]]. Goleo takes the form of a [[lion]], and is never found far from his [[sidekick]], Pille, a talking [[Association football ball|football]].
-Goleo is clad in a white football shirt with black collar and sleeve rims, similar to those worn by the [[Germany national football team|German national team]] between the 1950s and 1970s, and is trouserless. He wears the shirt number 06 (for the 2006 FIFA World Cup) and has his name written above it on the back of his shirt. The Goleo costume was manufactured by [[The Jim Henson Company]], at a cost of around 250,000 [[euro]]. The word ''Pille'', meaning "[[Pill (pharmacy)|pill]]" in standard [[German language|German]], is otherwise a common German sports [[jargon]] for a football.
+Goleo is clad in a white football shirt with black collar and sleeve rims, similar to those worn by the [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] between the 1950s and 1970s, and is trouserless. He wears a uniform with the number 06 (short for 2006, the World Cup year he was the mascot), and has his name written above it on the back of his shirt. The Goleo costume was manufactured by [[The Jim Henson Company]], at a cost of around [[Euro|€]]250,000. The word ''Pille'', meaning "[[Pill (pharmacy)|pill]]" in standard [[German language|German]], is otherwise a common German sports [[jargon]] for a football.{{cn|date=October 2019}} Goleo was unveiled as the World Cup mascot on November 13, 2004, during the German television program ''[[Wetten, dass..?]]'', presented by [[Pelé]] and [[Franz Beckenbauer]].
+On May 16, 2006, the German licence holder to produce Goleo, [[Bavaria]]n toy company [[NICI AG|NICI]], filed for bankruptcy. One apparent reason could be very high licence fees of around €28 million.<ref name="spiegel.de"/><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4989726.stm BBC NEWS | Business | World Cup mascot firm goes bust<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Other sources, however, quote much lower licence fees of €3.5 million.<ref>[http://www.br-online.de/bayern3/fussball-wm-2006/wm-vor-ort/artikel/060519-razzia/ Nici-Chef: Verdacht des schweren Betrugs | Fußball WM 2006 | Bayern 3 | BR<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
-Goleo was unveiled as the World Cup mascot on November 13, 2004 during the German television program ''[[Wetten, dass..?]]'', presented by [[Pelé]] and [[Franz Beckenbauer]].
-On May 16, 2006, the German licence holder to produce Goleo, [[Bavaria]]n toy company [[NICI AG|NICI]], filed for bankruptcy. One apparent reason could be very high licence fees of around 28 million euros.<ref name="spiegel.de"/><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4989726.stm BBC NEWS | Business | World Cup mascot firm goes bust<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-Other sources, however, quote much lower licence fees of 3.5 million euros.<ref>[http://www.br-online.de/bayern3/fussball-wm-2006/wm-vor-ort/artikel/060519-razzia/ Nici-Chef: Verdacht des schweren Betrugs | Fußball WM 2006 | Bayern 3 | BR<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 ==Reception==
-The choice of a lion has been criticized for not being a German animal, but rather the emblem of historical rivals [[England national football team|England]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. Renowned designer [[Erik Spiekermann]] suggested that the mascot should have been an [[eagle]] (which appears on [[Coat of arms of Germany|Germany's coat of arms]]) or even a [[squirrel]] as a symbol of the ''nation of frugality'' in his opinion.<ref>[http://www.c6-magazin.de/news/wm_2006/000900.php Star-Designer hält WM-Maskottchen "Goleo VI." für "absolute Katastrophe" - C6<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Criticism has also been raised of the fact that Goleo does not wear any trousers.<ref name="spiegel.de">[http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,416510,00.html Plüschtier-Flaute: Hersteller von WM-Löwe Goleo ist pleite - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+The choice of a lion was criticized for not being a German animal, but rather the emblem of historical rivals [[England national football team|England]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. Renowned designer [[Erik Spiekermann]] suggested that the mascot should have been an [[eagle]] (which appears on [[Coat of arms of Germany|Germany's coat of arms]]) or even a [[squirrel]] as a symbol of the ''nation of frugality'' in his opinion.<ref>[http://www.c6-magazin.de/news/wm_2006/000900.php Star-Designer hält WM-Maskottchen "Goleo VI." für "absolute Katastrophe" - C6<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Criticism has also been raised of the fact that Goleo does not wear any trousers.<ref name="spiegel.de">[http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/0,1518,416510,00.html Plüschtier-Flaute: Hersteller von WM-Löwe Goleo ist pleite - Wirtschaft - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Nachrichten<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 ==Music appearances==
 ;"Love Generation"
-He was also featured in the European version of [[music video]] for [[Bob Sinclar]]'s song "[[Love Generation (song)|Love Generation]]", which was released in Germany on December 9, 2005, the day of the World Cup draw.
+He was also featured in the European version of [[music video]] for [[Bob Sinclar]]'s song "[[Love Generation (song)|Love Generation]]", which was released in Germany on December 9, 2005, the day of the draw of the World Cup.
 ;"Dance!"
-A [[computer animation|computer-animated]] Goleo also appeared in music videos for [[Lumidee]]'s "Dance!" released in Spring 2006 just in time for the opening ceremonies for the World Cup.
+A animated Goleo also appeared in music videos for [[Lumidee]]'s "[[Dance! (Lumidee and Fatman Scoop song)|Dance!]]" released in Spring 2006, just in time for the opening ceremonies for the World Cup.
 ;"All Together Now"
-Goleo VI also appears in [[Atomic Kitten]]'s "[[All Together Now (The Farm song)|All Together Now]]", also released in the spring of 2006.
+Goleo VI also appears in [[Atomic Kitten]]'s "[[All Together Now (The Farm song)|All Together Now (Strong Together)]]", also released in the spring of 2006. The song was a remake of a song of 1990 by [[The Farm (British band)|The Farm]], called "[[All Together Now (The Farm song)|All Together Now]]".
 ===Goleo VI Discography===
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 ! rowspan="2"| Year
 ! rowspan="2"| Single
-! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
+! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
 ! rowspan="2"| Album
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+! width="35"| [[Australian Singles Chart|AUS]]<br><ref name="ARIA">{{cite Ryan|page=116}}</ref>
 ! width="35"| [[Austrian Singles Chart|AUT]]
 ! width="35"| [[Tracklisten|DEN]]
 ! width="35"| [[Suomen virallinen lista|FIN]]
-! width="35"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Goleo+VI+pres%2E+Lumidee+vs%2E+Fatman+Scoop&titel=Dance%21&cat=s |title=GOLEO VI PRES. LUMIDEE VS. FATMAN SCOOP - DANCE!  |publisher=lescharts.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-07}}</ref>
+! width="35"| [[SNEP|FRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Goleo+VI+pres%2E+Lumidee+vs%2E+Fatman+Scoop&titel=Dance%21&cat=s |title=GOLEO VI PRES. LUMIDEE VS. FATMAN SCOOP - DANCE! |publisher=lescharts.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-07}}</ref>
 ! width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]
 ! width="35"| [[Italian Singles Chart|ITA]]
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 ! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
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+| rowspan=2|2006
-| 2005
-| align="left"| "[[Dance!]]" <br><small>(Goleo VI presents [[Lumidee]] VS. [[Fatman Scoop]])</small>
+| align="left"| "[[Dance! (Lumidee and Fatman Scoop song)|Dance!]]" <br><small>(Goleo VI presents [[Lumidee]] VS. [[Fatman Scoop]])</small>
+| 60
 | 5
 | 17
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 | align="left"| ''FIFA World Cup 2006 Soundtrack''
 |-
-| 2005
 | align="left"| "[[All Together Now (The Farm song)|All Together Now (Strong Together)]]"<ref>[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Goleo+VI+%26+Atomic+Kitten&titel=All+Together+Now+%28Strong+Together%29&cat=s LesCharts.com Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten - "All Together Now (Strong Together) page]</ref> <br><small>(Goleo VI & [[Atomic Kitten]])</small>
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-| align="left"| ''FIFA World Cup 2006 Soundtrack''
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 ! width="35"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL<br>(Vl)]]<br><ref>[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=Bob%20Sinclar&cat=s Flanders peak]</ref>
 ! width="35"| [[France|FRA]]<br><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://lescharts.com/showperson.asp?name=Bob+Sinclar |title=Christophe Le Friant |publisher=lescharts.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-29}}</ref>
-! width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>[http://charts.de/suche.asp?search=Bob+Sinclar&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single German peaks]</ref>
+! width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141208163718/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=Bob+Sinclar&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single German peaks]</ref>
 ! width="35"| [[Italian Singles Chart|ITA]]<br><ref>[http://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Bob+Sinclar&cat=s Italian peaks]</ref>
 ! width="35"| [[Dutch Top 40|NED]]<br><ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Bob+Sinclar&cat=s Dutch peaks]</ref>
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 | 2005
-| align="left"| "[[Love Generation (song)|Love Generation]]" <br><small>(presents Goleo IV featuring [[Gary Pine|Gary "Nesta" Pine]])</small>
+| align="left"| "[[Love Generation (song)|Love Generation]]" <br><small>([[Bob Sinclar]] presents Goleo IV featuring [[Gary Pine|Gary "Nesta" Pine]])</small>
 | 1
 | 1
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 ==External links==
+{{commonscat}}
 * [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/e/mascot/goleo.html FIFA's homepage]
 * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4989726.stm Financial problems with the manufacturer NICI]
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 {{2006 FIFA World Cup}}
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:Mascots introduced in 2004]]
 [[Category:Lion mascots]]
+[[Category:German mascots]]
 [[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup]]
 [[Category:FIFA World Cup mascots]]

v t e 2006 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Portugal v Netherlands Final
General information	Qualification Broadcasting Controversies Officials Organizing Committee Seeding Sponsorship Squads
Official symbols	+Teamgeist (match ball) Goleo and Pille (mascots) "The Time of Our Lives" (song) "Celebrate the Day" (anthem) 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game)

v t e 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Italy
Runners-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Portugal
Quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil England Ukraine
Round of 16	Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland
Group stage	Angola Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Iran Ivory Coast Japan Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro South Korea Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States