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World Cup trophy is football's Holy Grail



Munich, July 8 (DPA) The object of desire of footballers everywhere - the FIFA World Cup trophy - stands 36 cm tall and is made of 4.97 kg of 18-carat gold.

Even the most hardened professionals dream about holding aloft the trophy that will be presented Sunday for the ninth time to either French captain Zinedine Zidane or his Italian counterpart Fabio Cannavaro.

The first to enjoy that feeling was Franz Beckenbauer, captain of the German team that won the tournament when it was first hosted by the country in 1974.

An admiring World Cup organizing committed has described the current trophy, designed by Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga, as the 'Blessed Sacrament of world football'.

With a diameter of 13 cm, the trophy depicts players supporting the earth on a base containing two layers of malachite. The part of the trophy reserved for plaques bearing the winners' inscription still has space for 16 World Champions, bringing it up to 2038.

The World Cup winners receive the trophy for four years, so it is always on the move. When the time comes to hand it back to owners FIFA, the country gets a gold-plated copy.

Its predecessor, the Jules Rimet trophy, named after the former FIFA president, has meanwhile completely disappeared from view.

Brazil were the first to take possession of that trophy in 1970 when it won the World Cup for the third time. But 13 years later, the Rimet Trophy was stolen and has probably been melted down by the thieves.

Before that, in 1966, the trophy disappeared during an exhibition in London but was later recovered by a dog, Pickles, securing him a place in the annals of canine legends.

Tens of thousands of German football fans have had the chance since April to view the current trophy up close. FIFA showed off the trophy, which is insured for about 400,000 euros, to the public for the first time during a tour of 21 German cities.

Before then, the public only got a glimpse of it at the final World Cup draw, as well at the opening of the tournament.



© 2006 DPA

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