Socceroos fans are feeling disgruntled today, and the rest of Australia is shaking its head in mild bemusement at the announcement of our national team’s new slogan, which will be emblazoned on their official bus at next month’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
To be fair, the team themselves aren’t to blame. The slogan was chosen via an online poll, conducted by FIFA, the bus supplier, and the Socceroos’ official sponsor, Hyundai. Fans themselves nominated and voted on the slogan, so really, this whole mess is their fault.
Fans quickly took to Twitter to vent.
The @Socceroos bus slogan is in. “HOPPING OUR WAY INTO HISTORY!” – Yes, seriously http://t.co/iqs2cQmekg #SBSWorldCup pic.twitter.com/IFm6C2q2in
— SBS – The World Game (@TheWorldGame) May 13, 2014
SBS were among the first to pile on. The team bus certainly looks … festive.
Can we at least let the Socceroos lose with dignity? What a shocker slogan @socceroos http://t.co/vsFPzDQOGm via @newscomauHQ #ChangeIt @FFA
— Jeremy Mansfield (@JezMans) May 13, 2014
Not only is everything being cut in Australia, we also have a shitty slogan for our World Cup campaign #socceroos #really? #fuckme
— Stephanie (@stephaaa_) May 14, 2014
Twitter user Stephanie proved conclusively that you can be grumpy about more than one issue at the same time. Take that, everyone who’s always bleating “how are you worried about [x] when [y] is also happening in the world?”
