DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach has
confessed that the cup given to them this
summer by Fifa did not survive the team's
victory celebrations unscathed
The chief of Germany's football association
(DFB) has revealed that one of the team's
triumphant players has damaged their World
Cup trophy.
Joachim Low's men defeated Argentina 1-0 in
the final after extra-time to win the inter-
continental tournament for the fourth time in
their history, following on from 1954, 1974 and
1990 victories.
The Mannschaft were welcomed home from
Brazil to jubilant scenes and toured Berlin with
the trophy during midweek, however, they may
have celebrated a little bit too hard as their
World Cup trophy has been damaged by an
unknown member of the Germany team.
"At one point, a small piece of our World Cup
trophy was chipped off," DFB president
Wolfgang Niersbach is quoted by Die Welt as
saying. "But do not worry! We have specialists
on the case who can fix it.
"We have investigated persistently who it was
that damaged the trophy, but the investigation
was concluded without a result."
Luckily for Germany, the cup they have been
given by Fifa is just a replica of the World Cup
trophy they were presented with at the
Maracana on July 13, which is estimated to be
worth over €10 million.
Fifa - it would seem wisely - tends not to trust
football associations with the trophy after the
original World Cup award, the Jules Rimet
trophy, had a history of being a target for
thieves before being stolen for good in 1983
from Brazil.
Source: http://www.goal.com/en/news/3790/world-cup-2014/2014/07/20/4971115/world-cup-trophy-damaged-by-mystery-germany-man