The Champions League trophy has been returned to England, know its material, price and weight
Yesterday, Inter Milan and Manchester City faced off in a tight match for the trophy, with the Citizens winning 1-0 to complete a historic treble.
Man City achieves a historic treble.
With a spirited 1-0 victory over Inter Milan, Rodri scored the game-winning goal to help Manchester City ultimately win the Champions League and complete the treble. As the Premier League champions City wore down the Italians in a taxing final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, the midfielder rifled home in the 68th minute.
What is the UEFA Champions League trophy made of, material, weight, price and replica
The Champions League trophy’s composition is unknown. The trophy, which weighs a substantial but manageable 7.5kg, is light enough to be tossed around a little in celebratory scenes like the ones we witnessed with Bayern Munich last year.
It is constructed of sterling silver and measures 74 cm tall. And while having a reported scrap value of just over £4000, it is not actually as lucrative as you might anticipate. Contrast that with the solid gold World Cup trophy, which is worth an astounding £113,000, in comparison.
The two handles’ unusual shapes have given rise to the moniker “Big Ears,” and on Saturday night, the winning team was awarded golden medals while the losing team was awarded silver medals.
Can the winners keep the trophy?
Awfully, no. Up to 2008/09, a team may keep the present trophy if they took first place five times in the competition. Since that regulation was altered a little more than ten years ago, every champion is now given a duplicate to show at their club. But following this weekend’s excursion to Istanbul, Big Ears will remain at the UEFA headquarters.
According to the UEFA website, there is a rule that specifies any club that wins the competition five times or three years in a row owns the cup. The club then begins a fresh cycle from scratch. In their trophy rooms, Real Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, Milan, Liverpool, and Barcelona all have copies of the same thing.
The rule was altered prior to the 2008–09 season, with the clubs receiving a replica and the original trophy remaining with UEFA. The present-day trophy is the fifth iteration of the current style. After Real Madrid was given permission to keep the original in 1967, Hans Bangerter, the general secretary of UEFA, commissioned it.