Why players are prohibited from taking the World Cup trophies to their various clubs



The World Cup is the most coveted competition in football, so is working hard to lift the trophy in every four years.


Team who emerge champions of the competition are allowed to lift the trophy on the field to celebrate but the cup does not follow the players back home to show their fans.

A replica of the trophy is handed over to the winner while the original gold-plated trophy is locked away for the next four years.



The World Cup ends with France lifting the coveted trophy for only the 2nd time in their History beating brave Croatia 4-2 in Luzhniki.French were deserving winners but a 1sthalf Penalty call in their favor threatened to mar things at 1-1 But Kudos to Russia for a Great Worldcup.



There is no way players are allowed to show off the most-priced trophy in the sport to fans in their country and clubside.


As much as the trophy is coveted by teams participating at the World Cup so is the 13.61 pounds of 75 percent pure 18-karat gold is coveted by thieves.


The Jules Rimet Cup worth over $10million was once stolen while it was on display for exhibition in London during the 1966 World Cup hosted by England.


It was later found by a dog named Pickles seven days later when it was hidden in the bush wrapped in a newspaper.

The old version of the cup was stolen for the second time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1983 and it was never found.


It is understood that the gold was melted and sold in exchange for hard currency and that is why FIFA have trust issues when it comes to fancy.



It is kept under heavy security whenever it is on display and no one is allowed to touch when its on tour - only a country's president and a player who was a member of the team that won it.

When the trophy came to Nigeria in 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari hoisted the trophy which was accompanied by Christian Karembeu - member of the France squad that lifted the trophy in 1998.



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