Sentence examples for prestigious cup from inspiring English sources

Qatar was a surprise winner to hold international football's most prestigious cup.

In the 1985/86 season, Borussia Mönchengladbach thrashed the Spanish side 5-1 at home in the UEFA Cup (the forerunner of today's Europa League, the Continent's less prestigious cup).

Eden Hazard and Cesc Fàbregas started on the bench but Stamford Bridge was packed despite the travel chaos caused by the tube strike; football is football and nothing keeps Londoners away from a dead rubber in this prestigious cup.

"It's not that we said, 'We're going after the Libertadores as a sole priority,'" Verón commented about this season, "but it's obviously an incredibly prestigious cup and one that in a way built the history of the club".

However, while Manchester United FC want to defend the world's most prestigious cup Manchester United plc are trying to cash in on the opportunity to play in a global tournament in Brazil.

"We require that Hampden Park provides a quality pitch in excellent condition for our prestigious cup matches.

It also won the prestigious F.A. Cup in 2011 and nearly won it again this month.

Mali hosted the prestigious African Cup of Nations tournament in 2002.

Before long he had won several competitions, including Ireland's prestigious John McCormack Cup for tenors.

He raced Flash II at Harvard, as well, and won the prestigious McMillan Cup on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, in 1938.

He was shipped to Flemington racecourse, the home of the Melbourne Cup, in late September and finished second in the prestigious Caulfield Cup in October.