Item 1 of 4 Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2025 Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele presents the Champions League trophy on the Philippe-Chatrier court before the ...

The current Champions League trophy stands 73.5cm tall and weighs 7.5kg. To put that in context, that’s about 30cm smaller than the Premier League trophy (104cm) and over three times lighter.

Yet, the cup they brought back to Paris is a licensed replica, not the real UEFA Champions League trophy. Since 2008, UEFA no longer allows clubs to keep the original trophy, even after multiple wins.

PSG's soccer player Ousmane Dembele presents the Champions League trophy during the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, June 2, 2025. Credit: AP/Christophe Ena.

MUNICH (AP) — Billions of dollars have been spent. Some of the world's greatest players have come and gone. Yet the Champions League trophy has remained agonizingly out of reach ...