Soccer World Cup Group E

Thursday, May 25, 2006

The FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 LOGO

I Came across the interesting tit bit of info on the Logo used for this year's Soccer World Cup: I'm quoting from the above linked site:

'The 2006 FIFA World Cup logo was unveiled on 19 Nov 2002. The
logo depicts three laughing faces in yellow, blue and green forming the symbol
'006' and inviting the world to a party for the next World Cup. The slogan in
English translates as 'Friends invite the world' (Die Welt zu Gast bei
Freunden). According to World Cup organizing committee president Franz
Beckenbauer the logo should be referred to as 'the celebrating faces of
football' and aims to convey the message that Germany will be a welcoming and
friendly host. 'We believe that the new emblem perfectly expresses our
philosophy of having a buoyant, cheerful and carefree tournament in 2006," the
former German coach and playing legend added. 'Everybody knows that we're good
at organising but we wanted to convey an other, warmer and friendlier image of
Germany.'' "


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