What’s a long-necked, two-legged blue creature with broad shoulders, a gold mohawk and two sharp fangs?
Guesses, on first take, included a punk-rock version of the Geico gecko, an athletic salamander or maybe a lizard who can dance.
But no. At the mascot-unveiling ceremony for Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union on Monday, the creature was something unexpected — and maybe even unrecognizable.
“IT’S A SNAAAAKE!” the announcer yelled as the team’s new mascot burst out of a giant glowing egg at the Philadelphia Zoo. His name is Phang, the first mascot for the men’s soccer team since it was founded in 2008.