Soccer trophies and awards

Soccer trophies and awards

Soccer trophies-the best of all trophies

Soccer is an important game that has gained recognition worldwide. The trophies given away in both national and international tournaments of soccer are especially designed for the big events and are of immense importance. These trophies speak of the team’s unity, their determination and above all, their victory over other participating teams. Events like European championships, world cup or FA cup has given a new dimension to this game that it has, all of a sudden gained a lot of fans and such popularity.

Soccer trophies-various varieties available

European cup or European champion’s club cup is offered by UEFA to the soccer club that wins the UEFA champion’s league. Earlier than 1968-69, the soccer trophies were funded by the newspaper l’equipipe and were directly awarded to Real Madrid, which was actually six times winner and had won the league five times at a go. Right from that time, UEFA has kept the silver cup in its ownership and the winning teams are awarded the imitation of the original cup which bears the signs of the club carved on it. Also the team that wins 3 times or 5 times at a stretch are awarded a trophy which is specially marked and these teams are also rewarded with soccer awards badges. The distribution of badges has started from 2000-2001 seasons only. Another thing hat has started from 2004-2005 is that one year’s winning team uses the ‘title holder logo” in the next year’s championship. The FA cup or the Football Association Challenge cup is basically a knockout tournament supported by English Football Association. It happens to be the oldest association that started its work in 1871-1872 and is still famous and carries out football championships .With time, the system of tournament has changed to some extent. For example, till 1990 seasons, the winning team of drawn games was decided by replays without any limits, but later it has changed to penalty shoot outs and extra time. The soccer trophy of the winners that is known as the FA cup is kept with them till next season’s final tournament. The FA soccer final match is always played at the Wimbly stadium, London. The world cup is another chief football tournament. The soccer award or trophy is actually known as Jules Rimet cup, so named in order to par tribute to former FIFA president. This trophy which was made in gold plated silver needed to be replaced in 1974 after Brazil had won it in 1970 due to its third win.
The real Jules Rimet trophy was an octagonal cup that stood on winged shape of Nike. In 1966, it was stolen and found after around seven days. In view of this, FIFA crafted its accurate imitation to celebrate post the match. The original soccer trophy was finally stolen from the Brazil possession in 1983.Right from 1974, a new structure of FIFA cup has emerged which comprises of two athletes grasping earth wherein ‘FIFA World Cup’ and the winning team’s name gets engraved which makes it pretty stunning.