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The sporting world's ugliest trophies
What is that???
Every athlete in the world dreams of holding aloft the winner's trophy, but as Cristiano Ronaldo discovered when he won the award for best footballer in Europe not all silverware is worthy of putting on display.
Indeed, the sporting world seems crammed with prizes that are either ugly, make no sense or border on being life-threatening.
However, at the end of the blood, sweat and tears, someone has to take these souvenirs home…
Paris Masters
Novak Djokovic may want to think twice before locking lips with this thorn-inspired trophy.
Madrid Open
Andy Murray had troubling getting this weapon through customs.
Atlanta Open
No flowers to go along with that vase? That's just rude.
NASCAR Martinsville
Motor racing, grandfather clock ... you pick the link.
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy
Only Han Solo frozen in carbonite looked worse.
Ginn Open
Is it a giant clam? An over-sized ash tray? No. It's a trophy.
Paris-Roubaix Trophy
No, your eyes are fine ... it's a hunk of rock.
Tran Tasmna Trophy
The trophy that even has the players confused.
