Champion the World Cup Bear (Italy)
| Theme: | Beanie Babies |
|---|---|
| Subtheme: | Sports |
| Style Number: | 04408 |
| Colour: | Brown |
| Swing Tag Generation: | 7, 10 |
| Tush Tag Generation: | 11 |
| Birthday: | None |
| Release Date: | 04/04/2002 |
| Release Year: | 2002 |
| Retirement Date: | 08/06/2002 |
| Animal: | Bear |
Description
The Italian version of Champion is a fuzzy, brown bear with black button eyes and a button nose with the Italian flag on it. It wears a gold ribbon tied around it’s neck. On it’s chest is a badge with the words “2002 FIFA World Cup” on it.
Poem
Founded in 1898, Italy is one of the
three countries known as one of the
FIFA World Cup tournaments most
honored nations. The other two
countries are Brazil and Germany.
Collectors note
Champion the Bear was introduced on 4th April 2002.
There are 32 different versions of Champion, each representing the countries that were in the 2002 World Cup. This particular bear represents Italy.
Each version of Champion was retired separately on the day that country was eliminated from the 2002 World Cup.
The Italian Champion the Bear retired on 8th June 2002.
![Ty Beanie Babies - Champion the World Cup Bear [Italy] - (2002, Retired)](https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/WlQAAOSw~KNjWzcb/s-l225.jpg)
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