Updated: May 19, 2010 7:11 AM
Dumbest mascots in sports

To be named, 2014 World Cup

To be named, 2014 World Cup (© AP Photo/FIFA)
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  • Wenlock and Mandeville, 2012 Olympics (© Julian Finney/Getty Images)
  • Otto the Orange, Syracuse (© Rick Stewart/Getty Images)
  • Ragnar, Minnesota Vikings (© Elsa/Getty Images)
  • Izzy, 1996 Olympics (© Jamie Squire/Alsport/Getty Images)
  • Hip Hop, Philadelphia 76ers (© Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE/Getty Images)
  • Wally, Boston Red Sox (© Junko Kimura/Getty Images)
  • Kaz, Ato and Nik, 2002 FIFA World Cup (© CHOO YOUN-KONG/AFP/Getty Images)
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What is it about worldwide sporting spectacles and bad mascots? The Olympics and World Cup soccer present the pinnacle of athletic competition — and the nadir of graphic design. The latest example was unveiled by FIFA on Sunday, the yet-to-be-named mascot of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It's a Brazilian endangered armadillo. FIFA said Brazilians will have until mid-November to choose the mascot's name from three choices: Amijubi, Fuleco and Zuzeco. We'll write in "mudo," which is Portuguese for "dumb."

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