Angry Bird: Brazil’s World Cup mascot popular with fans
World Cup

Brazil’s mascot holds a soccer ball as fans cheer Brazil’s Neymar as he leaves a training session in Sochi, Russia, on June 12, 2018. It took an angry-looking bird to get Brazilians hooked on their World Cup mascot. Brazil historically never fully embraced the tradition of mascots in sports, but things changed when the soccer federation — inspired in part by Chicago Bull’s “Benny the Bull” — turned its cute-looking “Canary” into a mean figure that represents the fans’ anger following the humiliating home loss at the World Cup four years ago. (Andre Penner/AP Photo, file)

Brazil’s mascot holds a soccer ball as fans cheer Brazil’s Neymar as he leaves a training session in Sochi, Russia, on June 12, 2018. It took an angry-looking bird to get Brazilians hooked on their World Cup mascot. Brazil historically never fully embraced the tradition of mascots in sports, but things changed when the soccer federation — inspired in part by Chicago Bull’s “Benny the Bull” — turned its cute-looking “Canary” into a mean figure that represents the fans’ anger following the humiliating home loss at the World Cup four years ago. (Andre Penner/AP Photo, file)

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