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A total of 55 captains have lifted the Champions League trophy Over the years. Real Madrid’s Miguel Muñoz was the first To put on his gloves Big ears City player Ilkay Gundogan was the last. We even saw a father and son, Cesare and Paolo Maldini Making it a generational achievement – the first ending with the winning team in 1962-63 and the second twice – both with Milan.
Many goalkeepers took responsibility for collecting the cup, including, Peter Schmeichel, Andoni Zubizarreta, Iker Casillas And Manuel Neuer. Once tonight’s final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid is over, either Emre Can or Nacho will lift the trophy on the podium in London.
original cup, European Champion Clubs Cup As it was known, it was commissioned and donated by the French sports daily newspaper L’Equipe It had a slightly different design. It was rounder, the neck was longer and the handles were much smaller. Three clubs won the title in its junior form: real madrid, Benfica And intermilan.
The original European Cup was redesigned in 1966
In 1966, UEFA decided to redesign the cup. Jörg Stadelmann, a jeweler from Bern, was commissioned by UEFA Secretary General Hans Bangerter to design and produce the new custom cast silver trophy at a cost of 10,000 Swiss francs. The new cup, which has the championship name engraved on it European Champions Club CupIts height was 74 cm and its weight was 8 kg. Celtic became the first club to win it And the captain Billy McNeil was the first to raise it After the Glasgow team defeated Inter Milan in 1967, becoming the first British team to be crowned European champion.
Real Madrid were allowed to keep the originalwhich is now proudly one of the centerpieces of the club’s impressive Trophy Room at the Santiago Bernabéu, and is one of fourteen pieces on permanent display.
The trophy underwent another renovation in 1994After changing the name of the tournament to the Champions League. The main difference was the title, which now appears in capital letters: European Champions Club Cup. Milan had the honor of being the first team to lift the new trophy.
it was there More changes in 2005 After Liverpool won its fifth European title. The Reds became the last club to be able to retain the cup under the old rules Which stipulates that five-time winners or a team that has won three consecutive titles will be allowed to retain it. The current UEFA Champions League Trophy was thrown before the 2005/6 tournament and is 73.5 cm (about 29 inches) tall and weighs 7.5 kg (about 16.5 lbs). Today, the actual trophy remains in a glass cabinet at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, where a replica of the winning teams is presented.
Because of its distinctive raised handles, the Champions League trophy has gained nicknames in several languages - including Britain Big earsin Spanish la oregon; in French: The coupe aux grandes oreillesItalian: La Coppa dalle grandi orecchie And in Russian: Ushasti (The boy with the ears)
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