Trophy Crushed As Ramos Drops It
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April 22, 2011, Friday
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REAL Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy - only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.
Only hours after winning the domestic cup final in Valencia, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos let the 15-kilogram cup fall from the top of the team bus during celebrations early yesterday in the capital.
The front right wheel of the bus rolled over the trophy before the driver stopped.
Emergency services gathered up the broken pieces and returned them to the bus but the trophy did not reappear at the club's traditional celebration spot of the Plaza de Cibeles in central Madrid.
"The cup fell, it fell," Ramos said according to Europa Press agency. "But the cup is OK."
Later, the Spain defender made light of the incident on Twitter. "The whole thing about the cup was a misunderstanding, it didn't fall ... it jumped off when it reached Cibeles (the fountain in Madrid where the team celebrates its titles) and saw so many Madrid fans," Ramos tweeted.
"Hahahaha ... but don't worry ... have a good day."
The club said that the trophy will be repaired. "It is not in good shape, evidently, it was run over by a bus," Madrid spokeswoman Marta Santisteban said. "It has to be fixed."
Once it is whole again, the cup will take its place alongside Madrid's other silverware in its trophy case at the club museum.
Only hours after winning the domestic cup final in Valencia, Madrid defender Sergio Ramos let the 15-kilogram cup fall from the top of the team bus during celebrations early yesterday in the capital.
The front right wheel of the bus rolled over the trophy before the driver stopped.
Emergency services gathered up the broken pieces and returned them to the bus but the trophy did not reappear at the club's traditional celebration spot of the Plaza de Cibeles in central Madrid.
"The cup fell, it fell," Ramos said according to Europa Press agency. "But the cup is OK."
Later, the Spain defender made light of the incident on Twitter. "The whole thing about the cup was a misunderstanding, it didn't fall ... it jumped off when it reached Cibeles (the fountain in Madrid where the team celebrates its titles) and saw so many Madrid fans," Ramos tweeted.
"Hahahaha ... but don't worry ... have a good day."
The club said that the trophy will be repaired. "It is not in good shape, evidently, it was run over by a bus," Madrid spokeswoman Marta Santisteban said. "It has to be fixed."
Once it is whole again, the cup will take its place alongside Madrid's other silverware in its trophy case at the club museum.
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