German Team Damages World Cup Trophy During Wild Victory Celebrations

They have waited 24 years to get their hands on the World Cup again and in little over a week of it being in their possession, Germany have damaged the iconic trophy.
The 2014 tournament winners have chipped off a piece of their golden prize admist wild celebrations after their 1-0 extra-time win against Argentina in the final earlier this month.
On Sunday, the German FA revealed the damage as captain Philip Lahm led the team in jubilant scenes after the Germans won football's most famous competition for the first time since 1990 in Brazil's Maracana stadium.

 

According to the Daily Mail, the president of the country's football association, Wolfgang Niersbach, said a piece of the famous gold trophy was later 'chipped off' as the players showed it to fans back home.

Despite the damage, Mr Niersbachsaid insisted: "But do not worry. We have specialists who can fix it."
But in an "I told you so" moment, FIFA revealed they had not even given the champions the real trophy to take home.
After captain Philipp Lahm lifted the real £8m gold trophy in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, Fifa replaced the cup with a replica.
It seems world football's governing body has still not got over their trust issue with silverware after the original World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet trophy, was stolen by thieves in Brazil in 1983.
But it was a lucky escape this time.

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