Mascots reveal all

You may have read last week that the mascots for the 2002 World Cup - imaginary creatures called `Atmos' - were unveiled to the…

You may have read last week that the mascots for the 2002 World Cup - imaginary creatures called `Atmos' - were unveiled to the press in Japan. However if you typed in `Atmos' in the website address slot and pressed your return button you would have been confronted with the following message: "Congratulations, you have found the best adult site on the Web - WARNING: This site contains sexually explicit material." It appears that a website for the mascots has yet to be constructed.

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Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan

Mary Hannigan is a sports writer with The Irish Times