Albart: Meet the official mascot of Euro 2024

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Albart is the name of the mascot for the 2024 European championship.

News Round The Clock (NRTC) has gathered adequate information for our audience to know about the endearing character, Albart.

Prior to delving into the essence and importance of Albart of the teddy bear at the 2024 European tournament, we would be looking at the definition of a mascot.

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According to Merriem Webster dictionary, the meaning of Mascot is a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck.

So, Who Is Albart?

The mascot made its first appearance in June 2023 at a primary school in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. It was set to appear before the country’s friendly game against Colombia.

It supposedly pays homage to the teddy bear, which is said to have originated in Germany in the early 20th century.

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The name was chosen through a vote conducted among UEFA.com users and school children across Europe, through the UEFA Football in Schools programme.

Bärnardo, Bärnheart and Herzi von Bär (all puns on the German word for bear) were also shortlisted as names for the mascot, but Albärt won with 32% of the vote.

The large-headed mascot with big eyes has shorts- in contrast to the 2006 World Cup mascot, a lion named “Goleo” that was widely ridiculed for not having pants. It also has a soccer jersey, socks and boots.

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