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Zabivaka

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Mascot

The Resume

    (October 21, 2016- )
    Russian Wolf
    Official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
    Created by Yekaterina Bocharova at Tomsk State University
    Name translates to 'The One Who Scores' in Russian

Why he might be annoying:

    He ripped off Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sports goggles look.
    FIFA paid Bocharova a meager $500 in prize money for the design idea.
    His image has been appropriated by the Furries community.
    The fan-art generated got to be so sexually explicit that the Russian Embassy's official Twitter account put out a statement: 'Please stop making porn of Zabivaka the Wolf. Russia is begging you.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    Maradona is a fan.
    He winks before scoring a goal.
    He moves so fast on the field that he needs eye protection.
    He was the one thing everybody loved about the Russia World Cup.
    He got to jam with Robbie Williams at the World Cup Opening Ceremony.
    He dresses in the colours of the Russian national team.
    He was chosen by popular vote as the mascot by over a million voters.
    A video spoofing examples of explicit material Furry artists created of him received over 2 million views on YouTube.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying