The trophy of the European Football Championship has been named after Henri Delaunay, who was the first General Secretary of UEFA. He was the brain behind this concept of European Championship.
Unfortunately, Delaunay died five years before the tournament started, and his son Pierre Delaunay was responsible for the making of the trophy.
Sixteen teams participate in this quadrennial tournament, which means the winner keeps the trophy for four years.
Weighing 7.6 kg, the Euro Cup is made up of sterling silver and is 60 centimeters tall. The design of the trophy was changed in 2008. It was made a little larger and a ball juggling figure was removed from it. Names of the past winners, which were originally on the plinth, have now been engraved at the back of the trophy.
Before the start of the tournament, the Euro 2012 Trophy took a five-week trip through the host countries - Poland and Ukraine.
Euro 2012: About The Trophy
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