Most footballers will tell you winning trophies is all about pride and prestige, but the truth is many of those trophies have insane value on their own, and it is always so good to have your hands on the most valuable silverware.
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Top 10 most expensive trophies in the World
Have you ever wondered how much some of these trophies are worth? Hundreds of thousands of dollars? Millions? Well, weโll find out in this video as we count down the 10 most expensive trophies in the world.
- The Premier League trophy
Each Trophy stands 3ft 5in (104cm) tall and is 2ft (61cm) wide. It weighs 4st (25.4kg) in total. Of that weight, the base into which the names of the champions are engraved comprises 2.5st (15.9kg). The Trophies were cast by Asprey London, the Crown Jewellers, with the main bodies made from solid sterling silver.
- The UEFA Champions League trophy
Since 2009, Champions League winners have not kept the real trophy, which remains in UEFA’s custody at all times. A full-size replica trophy, the Champions League winners trophy, is awarded to the winning club with their name engraved on it. Winning clubs are permitted to make replicas of their own.
- Bundesliga Meisterschale
The Meisterschale colloquially referred to as the Salatschรผssel, is a German association football trophy that has been awarded to the German champions since 1949 and the Bundesliga champions since 1963โ64.
- The Scudetto
The scudetto (Italian for: “little shield”) is a decoration having the colors of the flag of Italy which is sewn onto the jersey of the Italian sports clubs that won the highest level championship of their respective sport in the previous season.
- AFCON trophy
In 2001, the third trophy was revealed, a gold-plated cup designed and made in Italy. Cameroon, permanent holders of the previous trophy, were the first nation to be awarded the new trophy after they won the 2002 edition.
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- Ballon dโOr trophy
The Ballon d’Or (French pronunciation: balษฬ dษส; lit.โ’Golden Ball’) is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football since 1956.
Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year (founded in 1991) and known as the FIFA Ballon d’Or.
That partnership ended in 2016, and the award reverted to the Ballon d’Or, while FIFA also reverted to its own separate annual award The Best FIFA Men’s Player. The recipients of the joint FIFA Ballon d’Or are considered as winners by both award organisations.
- The FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men’s football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams.
- The UEFA Europa League trophy
The UEFA Europa League Trophy is the heaviest of all UEFA silverware. Tipping the scales at 15kg, it is 65cm high, 33cm wide and 23cm deep. The trophy, a silver cup on a yellow marble plinth, was designed and crafted by the Bertoni workshop in Milan.
- The Copa Libertadores trophy
The Copa Libertadores trophy, or simply Copa Libertadores, is a trophy awarded annually by CONMEBOL to the football club that wins the Copa Libertadores.
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- The FIFA World Cup trophy
The World Cup is a solid gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament. Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.
