Sunday, June 8, 2008

Beautiful game, less-than-beautiful logos

With the European Championship underway, I thought I'd critique the logos of some notable international soccer teams.

England's Bolton Wanderers have an absolutely ghastly design that must have originated sometime between 1975 and 1985.
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Cornelius, the Corn Flakes rooster, is pulling in a little extra pay in his second job as AS Ascari's logo.
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Denmark's FC Midtjylland makes a bold choice, using Courier for their logo.
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Nottingham Forest's crest appears to depict the results of French nuclear testing in the Pacific.
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Hannover 96's logo would be great for a gas station.
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Chief Blackhawk asks himself, "What the hell am I doing in Belgium?"
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Players at Nybergsund in Norway are known for their curious throw-in technique.
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N.K. Zepce play in Bosnia, and it would appear that their style of play involves tripping over the ball, then getting crushed between converging walls.
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If it weren't for the oddly-placed pink, Palermo would have the most awesome logo in all of sports.
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