It was most memorable
day in life to see 2014 FIFA World Cup Winner’s Trophy live in Dubai. Thanks to
VISA official Partner of 2014 FIFA World Cup. Over 3,000 Football aficionados
took the opportunity at the Dubai Mall to get their picture taken with the Trophy
that will be lifted by the winners next year in Brazil. Weighing approximately 4.5kg, the trophy will
be also showcased in Kuwait and in Oman.
FIFA World
Cup 2014 Trophy
The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the
winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament. Since the advent
of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules
Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the
present day.
The trophy, originally named Victory, but later renamed in
honour of former FIFA president Jules Rimet, was made of gold plated sterling
silver and lapis lazuli and depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Brazil
won the trophy outright in 1970, prompting the commissioning of a replacement.
The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.
The subsequent trophy, called "FIFA World Cup
Trophy", was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 carat gold with a malachite
base, it depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. The current holder of
the trophy is Spain, winner of the 2010 World Cup.
A replacement trophy was commissioned by FIFA for the 1974
World Cup. Fifty-three submissions were received from sculptors in seven
countries. Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga was awarded the commission. The
trophy stands 36.5 centimetres (14.4 inches) tall and is made of
5 kg (11 lb) of 18 carat (75%) gold with a base (13 centimetres
[5.1 inches] in diameter) containing two layers of malachite. It has been
asserted by Martyn Poliakoff that the trophy is hollow; if, as is claimed, it
were solid, the trophy would weigh 70–80 kg and would be too heavy to
lift. Produced by Bertoni, Milano, it weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb) in
total and depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. Gazzaniga described
the trophy thus, "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals,
stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of
the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the
stirring moment of victory." It was first presented at the 1974 FIFA World
Cup, to West German captain Franz Beckenbauer.
The trophy has the visible engravement "FIFA World
Cup" in outpouring letters at its base. The name of the country whose
national team wins each tournament is engraved in the bottom side of the
trophy, and therefore is not visible when the trophy is standing upright. The
text states the year in figures and the name of the winning nation in its
national language, for example – "1974 Deutschland", "1994
Brasil" and "2010 España". As of 2010, ten winners have been
engraved on the base. It is not known whether FIFA will retire the trophy after
all of the name plaques at the base are filled in; this will not occur until
after the 2038 World Cup at the earliest. FIFA's regulations now state that the
trophy, unlike its predecessor, cannot be won outright: the winners of the
tournament receive a replica which is gold plated rather than solid gold.
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great achievements......
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