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Meet Super Victor, mascot for 2016 Euro football C'ships

December 01, 2014 14:56 IST
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The Euro 2016 mascot, Super Victor

The Euro 2016 mascot, Super Victor. Photograph: UEFA.com

Following an online poll by fans across the world, the mascot for the Euro 2016 football championships has been named Super Victor.

A total of 107,790 fans voted on UEFA.com and social media to come to that decision.

The 2016 European football championship will be held in France.

The name for the cartoon character dressed as a footballer in blue and white with a red cape and number 16 jersey was preferred to Driblou and Goalix, Sport24 reported.

The mascot made its first appearance on the pitch of Marseille's new Velodrome stadium before kickoff of France's 1-0 friendly victory over Sweden on 18 November.

In 1984, the mascot for the European Championships organised in France was Peno and the 1998 World Cup mascot was called Footix.

Euro 2016 will be held from 10 June to 10 July 2016.

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