🏆 Andrés Iniesta helps deliver the Champions League trophy to Munich
Barcelona and Spain legend Andrés Iniesta has helped deliver the Champions League trophy to Munich ahead of this weekend's hotly-anticipated final.
Iniesta, who won the tournament four times as a player with the Blaugrana, was on hand to deliver the famous old trophy to the German city on Thursday.
The veteran midfielder was working alongside FedEx and delighted fans at the UEFA Champions Festival in Olympiapark München.
Together, they presented a spectacular Walk of Champions parade celebration to welcome the UEFA Champions League trophy to the host city, ahead of the world's most watched club football final.
The communities, including International Football Club of Bern, DFI Football Academy and UEFA Foundation for Children's, SCORING GIRLS* completed the parade, taking part in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity at the UEFA Champions Festival to walk alongside European football royalty.
'It's been an incredible experience to be a part of the FedEx UEFA Champions League Trophy Delivery this season," Iniesta said.
"I've felt honoured to be able to deliver success in all the communities we've visited, and to bring everybody together for a celebration of the Trophy delivery has been incredible.
"I will remember this experience for a long time and hope it can inspire the communities to deliver success in the future.'
With the help of the FedEx courier, the former FC Barcelona star navigated the lively walkways of Olympiapark, successfully delivering the UEFA Champions League to the Champions Pitch and placing it onto the trophy plinth in full view of an excited crowd, who erupted with cheers at the sight of Europe's most treasured piece of football silverware.
Andrés Iniesta accompanied FedEx in collecting the UEFA Champions League trophy from UEFA headquarters in Switzerland last week and continues to support FedEx as the trophy moves through Munich, before arriving at the Munich Football Stadium on Saturday, in time for the UEFA Champions League Final between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
18 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Barcelona's contract agreement with priority transfer target ‘almost done'
La Liga giants Barcelona are on the verge of wrapping up an agreement on the terms of a contract with a leading member of the club's summer transfer wishlist. The player in question? Joan García. It is of course common knowledge across all of Europe at present that Barcelona have set their sights firmly on a summer deal for goalkeeper Joan. Advertisement Amid an ongoing search for reinforcements between the posts, the Blaugrana have earmarked the 24-year-old – fresh off a spectacular season with Espanyol – as their first-choice option. And if the latest word stemming from the media on Saturday is anything to go by, then Deco and co, imminently, look set to land their man. As per a report from transfer insider Fabrizio Romano: 'The agreement between Barça and Joan García on long term deal is now very advanced, almost done. Negotiations underway with Spanish GK with club confident to get his green light in the upcoming days.' Once a full accord is reached with Joan and his entourage, Barcelona will then move to activate the shot-stopper's release clause. Conor Laird – GSFN
USA Today
21 minutes ago
- USA Today
Soccer with a legend: Watch the Champions League Final with David Beckham on Paramount+
Soccer with a legend: Watch the Champions League Final with David Beckham on Paramount+ Watch Beckham & Friends Live on Saturday, May 31 with guests Stanley Tucci and Guy Ritchie. Following countless rounds and close matches, the 2025 UEFA Champions League final is down to two teams. Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan are the last teams standing as they'll play for the European Champion Clubs' Cup on Saturday, May 31 at Munich Football Arena in Munich, Germany. Looking back at both team's run to the championship round, Paris rolled from the knockout stage of the playoffs after ending the regular season at a modest 4-1-3. Watch the 2025 Champions League final on Paramount+ Inter, on the other hand, was one of the Champions League's best as they finished the regular season 6-1-1 before taking care of business in the playoffs. Alongside the typical game broadcast, which airs on Paramount+ on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, soccer fans have the opportunity to get even more analysis. The Beckham & Friends Live show allows fans to watch the final round with soccer legend David Beckham as he'll use his years of experience to breakdown every moment of the game. He'll be joined on Saturday by actor Stanley Tucci and director Guy Ritchie. Here's how you can watch the game live on Paramount+ and hear expert analysis from Beckham. How to watch Champions League final The Champions League final is streamed live on Paramount+ where fans can watch the conclusion between Paris Saint-Germain vs. Inter Milan. How much is Paramount+? Paramount+ has two options available for consumers. The Paramount+ Essential plan is $7.99/month or $59.99/year. With the essential plan, NFL on CBS & UEFA Champions League live is included, as well as 40,000+ episodes & movies. Paramount+ also has a subscription plan that includes SHOWTIME, which is $12.99/month or $119.99/year. The luxury of this option is it won't include ads (aside from live TV), you can download movies & shows and you can watch in 4K UHD, Dolby Vision or HDR10. Both plans include a one-week free trial. Subscribe to Paramount+
Hamilton Spectator
26 minutes ago
- Hamilton Spectator
Fans pack Munich before PSG and Inter Milan face off in the Champions League final
MUNICH (AP) — Soccer fans were taking over Munich before Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan go head-to-head in the Champions League final on Saturday. European club soccer's biggest prize is at stake between two teams that have felt the pain of falling at the last hurdle in recent years. Inter was a losing finalist against Manchester City in 2023 and PSG lost in its only final against Bayern Munich in 2020. Supporters were gearing up for the evening game by making their way to the designated fan zones hours before kickoff. Many stopped en route to sample Munich's gastronomy on a beautiful warm day in the Bavarian capital. Near Odeonsplatz, where the Inter fans were gathering, many stopped at neighboring Wittelsbacherplatz — a cobbled plaza flanked by stately buildings with a bronze statue of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, on a horse in the center — where they sheltered from the sun under giant umbrellas and enjoyed lunch washed down by beers. Police kept a watchful eye on a huge group of black-clad 'ultras' who banged drums, sang and waved flags as they marched toward the fan zone. Other Inter supporters who wore t-shirts identifying themselves as hooligans cheered them on. The PSG supporters were making their way to Königsplatz, another town square nearby, which seemed calm in comparison to the flares, smoke and loud pop tunes being spun at Odeonsplatz. Overall, it seemed Inter fans outnumbered their French counterparts. On Marienplatz, Munich's main square in the center of the old town, they jumped and sang songs surrounded by onlookers with their phones up to capture the footage. Brothers Giuseppe and Andrea Pertosa, who were also at the 2023 final in Istanbul, are hoping for a better outcome this time around. 'We will win 1-0,' Andrea predicted, somewhat doubtfully. Inter has won the Champions League or European Cup on three occasions, most recently in 2010. PSG hasn't won it at all. After spending billions of dollars and signing some of the sport's greatest players like Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, PSG is still waiting for its first Champions League success. Those superstars have exited, but coach Luis Enrique has assembled one of the most exciting squads in Europe, with the likes of Ousmane Dembele , Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia filling the void left by that trio. Luis Enrique is aiming to win the competition for the second time as a coach, having lifted it with Barcelona in 2015, and would become the seventh coach to win the trophy with different teams. 'The motivation for me is to win the Champions League title for the first time for PSG,' he said. 'That is the gift I want to give the people, the club, the city.' Inter was looking for a treble just over a month ago, but is now left with the Champions League as its only possible trophy. It lost the Italian title by a point and was knocked out of the Italian Cup in the semifinals. 'These players in these four years did a lot — won a lot and lost sometimes. It happens. But we all gave our all, everyone. We are proud to be Inter,' coach Simone Inzaghi said. 'I dreamed of playing the Champions League final. I didn't do it as a player, but thanks to this group of players I've been in two finals as a head coach.' When does the Champions League final begin? The match at Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT). ___ James Robson is at ___ AP soccer:
