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The Frank Worrell Trophy is a series of test matches of Cricket played between the team of Australia and the team of the Western Indies. It was instituted in 1961 by the Australian cricket board in commemoration of the tied test match between Australia and the West Indies at Brisbane during the series of the 1960-1961 season and named after Sir Frank Worrell who led the West Indies in that match. The trophy was to be awarded to the winning captain of each Test series.

The trophy’s design incorporated a ball used in the Tied Test. Along with The Ashes, The Frank Worrell Trophy, is considered to be one of the most respected trophies in the world of cricket.

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Rugby Union’s Bledisloe Cup is contested by Australia’s Wallabies and New Zealand’s All Blacks. This famous and large silver trophy cup was designed in New Zealand by Nelson Isaac, and crafted by Walker and Hall in London. It is the largest trophy in world rugby and was first contested in 1931 when the then Governor-General of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, presented the Cup as a perpetual Rugby trophy and a reward between Australia and New Zealand. History From 1931 to 1981 Bledisloe Cup was contested irregularly in the course of rugby tours between the two countries. New Zealand won it 19 times and Australia 4 times in this period including in 1949 when Australia won it for the first time on New Zealand soil. In the years 1982 to 1995 it was contested annually and during these years New Zealand won it 11 times and Australia 3 times.

From 1996 the cup has been contested as part of the annual Tri Nations tournament. All black won this match in 1996 and 1997, and The Wallabies regained the Bledisloe Cup in 1998 , and retained it again in 1999. The 1999 Bledisloe Cup match in Sydney provided a world record Rugby crowd of 107,046 at ANZ Stadium. Australia went on to retain the Bledisloe Cup for the next three years until 2003 when a very classy All Blacks team won back this cup in convincing fashion and since then New Zealand keep retain this silver trophy till now. Series Wins: New Zealand 38, Australia 12 Imperial Trophy Sydney - Fine Sport Trophy for Rugby

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The McClelland trophy is Australian rules football trophy and was inaugurated in 1951. It was awarded to the club accumulating the highest number of points over the three levels of competition.

History

IMcClelland Trophy was named in honour of former Melbourne player (75 Games) and administrator William Caldwell McClelland who is now a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Initially, the trophy was awarded to the VFL club with the best overall record all three grades according to the following points system: senior win 10 points; reserves win 4 points; thirds/under 19s win 2 points. After 1991, The McClelland Trophy is now awarded to the Minor Premier (ie the team finishing on top of the ladder after the Home and Away Season.) This is referred to as the “minor premiership”.

The award is relatively low key, because although finishing on top of the ladder ensures an advantageous draw in the AFL Finals Series the focus of attention is the Premiership winning the Grand Final.

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Jules Rimet Cup

Jules Rimet Cup,also called Victory”,or simply as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, which was designed by French Sculptor Abel Lafleur. The size of this trophy cup is 35mm High with 3.8 kg weight and is made from silver with gold plating. The model of trophy is image of Nike, Goddess of Victory in Ancient Greece. The Trophy base is made from blue stone lapis lazuli.

On 25 July 1945 In Luxembourg , Jules Rimet Cup is named officially by FIFA in memory of Jules Rimet who is currently FIFA’s longest serving president, having served for 33 years. As the Highest award for Soccer, for the Country who wants to own this Trophy permanently, her team must have 3 world champion titles from the first game in 1930.

Brazil is the first nation entitled with 3 world champion in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and owns this trophy cup permanently from 1970. Before Brazil, Uruguay, England, West Germany and Italy also hold this Trophy temporally.

The Stolen Trophy

In 1966, Jules Rimet Cup was stolen in the Westminster Methodist Central Hall in London before the game. England police department launched a great searching force in whole country and found this trophy.

In 1970, this trophy cup was belong to Brazil, but unfortunately been stolen again in Rio de Janeiro city in 1983 and never been found. Public believed it is quite possible that trophy has already been melted and sold. After this, Brazil adapted a replica Trophy made by Eastman Kodak. This replica was sold with $430000 USD at an Auction in 1997.

FIFA World Cup Trophy

After Brazil holds Jules Rimet Cup permanently, FIFA need to make the new trophy cup. On 4 April 1971, from 53 designs, FIFA choose the one from the Italian designer Silvio Gazzaniga. This is now today’s FIFA World Cup Trophy.

The trophy with size of 36mm High and weight 4.97kg depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. Gazzaniga said of the design of the trophy: “My inspiration for the design came from two basic elements – the athlete and the world. I had it in my mind to create something that symbolised effort and exertion, while at the same time expressing harmony, simplicity and peace. The silhouette had to be linear, in order that the observer’s attention would be drawn to the protagonist, that is to say, the footballer; a man who, at the moment of victory, would take on the aspect of a giant, without appearing superhuman. He had to be a hero, but a hero with the qualities of someone who has worked hard and suffered, who his fellow humans will identify with every day in life and whose arms, which seem to embrace the entire world, are the embodiment of the universality of sport.

From 1974, this trophy cup can be hold temporarily by the Champion nation till the next World Cup game. German team firstly gained this Trophy in 1974. The team that held the 3 world champion title will receive a replica of FIFA World Cup Trophy, but no any nation can own the original one, which still belong to the FIFA. The base the Trophy is engraved with names of champion nations from 1974 to 2038. In the other word, after 2038, FIFA World Cup will retire and be replaced by new design.

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