While the Champions League trophy is $15k, World Cup is worth the most

Winning a trophy is the dream for every sports athlete including footballers. In Europe, there are many prestigious trophies every footballer dreams of winning, including the Champions League. While the Champions League is a trophy every player would like to win, it isn't the most expensive one. The FIFA World Cup trophy is still the most prestigious trophy in terms of glory and cost.

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The Champions League trophy is special in terms of how significant it is to win one. However, the Champions League trophy is not in the top ten most valuable trophies in sports. The Champions League is only worth around $15k. The DFB Pokal Trophy, or the German Cup, is worth more, valued at around $107k. The recent AFCON Cup of Nations trophy is worth around $137k.

Lionel Messi won 8 Ballon D' Or awards in his career. Each of them is worth over $590k. The FA Cup is one of the most expensive trophies in football. The FA Cup is worth around $1.1 million. The FA Cup is also the oldest competition in football history. The second most expensive trophy in football is the Copa Libertadores trophy, which is worth over $8.5 million.

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The World Cup trophy is worth over $20 million

The World Cup is the most expensive trophy in all sports, let alone football. The material is has is two layers of malachite and 18 carat of gold. The height of the trophy is 36.5 centimeters and it weighs at around 14 pounds. The World Cup trophy so much since it honor the country to represent and play for. Lionel Messi got his hands on it in December 2022 when they beat France 4-2 on penalties after extra time where it ended 3-3.