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Goleo VI and Pille on a semi-postal stamp

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 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" in standard German, is otherwise a common German sports jargon for a football.

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 euros.[1][2] Other sources, however, quote much lower licence fees of 3.5 million euros.[3]

Reception

The choice of a lion has been 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 World Cup draw.

"Dance!"

A computer-animated Goleo also appeared in music videos for Lumidee's "Dance!" and Atomic Kitten's "All Together Now" songs, released in the spring of 2006.


Discography

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUT DEN FIN FRA
[5] 		GER ITA NED
 SUI UK
2005 "Dance!"
(Goleo VI presents Lumidee VS. Fatman Scoop) 		5 17 5 30 5 18 70 32 FIFA World Cup 2006 Soundtrack
Featured in
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS BEL
(Vl)
[6] 		FRA
[7] 		GER
[8] 		ITA
[9] 		NED
[10] 		SPA
[11] 		SUI
[12] 		UK
[13] 		US
Dance
[14]
2005 "Love Generation"
(presents Goleo IV featuring Gary "Nesta" Pine) 		1 1 3 1 9 2 6 2 12 1 Western Dream

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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
  4. ^ Star-Designer hält WM-Maskottchen "Goleo VI." für "absolute Katastrophe" - C6
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "GOLEO VI PRES. LUMIDEE VS. FATMAN SCOOP - DANCE!". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  6. ^ Flanders peak
  7. ^ Steffen Hung. "Christophe Le Friant". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  8. ^ German peaks
  9. ^ Italian peaks
  10. ^ Dutch peaks
  11. ^ Spanish peaks
  12. ^ Swiss peaks
  13. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 503. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  14. ^ Allmusic peaks
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