Chelsea F.C. Break The Champions League Trophy

Published on June 19, 2012 by Chris Bailie in Soccer

Chelsea F.C. break The Champions League Trophy.

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The Champions League Trophy.

IT was reported in the news today that three security personnel at Stamford Bridge have been suspended from their positions pending further enquiries, regarding an incident when The Champions League Trophy was damaged.

Chelsea Football Club apparently have the trophies they have won throughout their history under lock and key in their trophy cabinet, but as a reward to Chelsea’s staff, this trophy has been proudly on display in the open.

The three staff members, who were all off duty at the time, were on the premises when they should not have been there at all. They were taking photographs of each other with the trophy.

One of the handles on the famous trophy broke off, and it had to be sent to a silversmith’s in London for emergency repairs, the trophy is now reported to be back in its original condition.

Club chief executive Ron Gourlay was reported to be furious, and has demanded a full internal enquiry into why this incident occurred.

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Apparently the trophy had been reported as damaged by one of the members of staff before this incident, and this had been reported to senior club officials.

Chelsea won the Competition last month for the first time in their history, after a penalty shoot out win over Bayern Munich.

I am glad that this beautiful trophy has been restored back to its original condition, puts a whole new meaning on the phrase, “One hand on the Cup!”

Thank you for reading and any comments are appreciated, thank you.

Sincerely,

Chris Bailie.

(Picture Courtesy of Google Images – News Courtesy of Yahoo EuroSport).

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  1. mark10
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 11:30 am

    Sports lover eh Chris..Me too. do u like watching F1? Let me know know on things concerned with Horse racing..love the sport and thrill…

  2. shelpeare
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    Maybe that is a sign that they will lose their “grip” on the trophy in the future :) can they “handle” the pressure? Will their talents “atrophy”? For Chelsea fans, I hope not.

  3. Lady Sunshine
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Ooh. Shiny trophy! Good thing it was repaired.

  4. Martin Kloess
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 3:31 pm

    well written – thank you

  5. LCM Linda
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 11:44 pm

    It’s beautiful. Glad that a repair could be done.

  6. sabanawaz
    Posted June 20, 2012 at 12:27 am

    ah very interesting and happy that its now in original condition.
    Thanks

  7. Eunike
    Posted June 20, 2012 at 2:55 am

    The trophy of proudness

  8. stevetheblogger
    Posted June 20, 2012 at 11:09 am

    Thanks for keeping me up to-date with the Brit sports.
    Best wishes
    steve

  9. KittyK
    Posted June 21, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    What a shame these 3 did not follow the rules and damaged the trophy…glad too, it is back together.

  10. gaby7
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 8:36 am

    I missed this news! But if they put it right, what is the hullaballoo all about! Abrahamovic is a very rich man, he could even get a better trophy for the Champions League!

  11. lauralu
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    Thanks for sharing ( ps this means I am one of those women who eyes glaze over at even the thought of sports sorry I usually
    do something else when a game is on lol

  12. Derdriu
    Posted December 3, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Chris, Do the perpetrators get to keep their photos?
    Respectfully, and with many thanks for sharing, Derdriu

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