8 football clubs that have prominent mascots
A mascot is character or a person that is usually believed to bring good luck to whatever it is associated with. They also play a role in getting the fans pumped up and get their complete support behind the players. Mascots are common in American Football and for large scale events like Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, which occur once every four years. The culture of club mascots has slowly found its way into European football and today many clubs, including a vast majority of the clubs in England have mascots of their own.Here is a look at the mascots of 8 leading clubs from Europe.
#1 Fred the Red Manchester United
Manchester United must have had some other lucky charm in addition to Sir Alex Ferguson during their successful premier league years and it has to be their mascot Fred the Red.
The mascot represents their club nickname ‘The Red Devils’. Fred the Red was adopted as Manchester United’s club mascot in 1994. He was the club’s first mascot since 1963 after Jack Irons, who was the mascot for around 15 years. Fred wears a shirt with the number 55 on it and usually dances in front of the crowd before matches. Fred was also voted as the most popular mascot in Match magazine in 2011.
Fred is famous for his dance to the song “Moves like Jagger” which he did once during the half-time break.