Chelsea is, and since that May night in Munich when the London club stubbornly defended its way to the Champions League trophy, it has brought more Brazilian, Belgian and Spanish flair into its attack.
Spain is trying to win the only major international trophy it lacks, to go with its 2010 World Cup and two consecutive European championships.
When we won a trophy, it would be engraved with the names of all its previous holders.
Jake seemed bemused; an unearned trophy, it seemed, was not much to ride home about.
As soon as we win a trophy, it is forgotten about.
Yet, while it's technically the Preakness trophy, it really belongs to all the Triple Crown tracks.
When everyone on a team receives a trophy, it dilutes the achievements and progress of some of the young athletes.
All those years ago, when United won Europe's main trophy, it beat Benfica, 4-1, at Wembley Stadium in London.
After a while, they realize that if everyone gets a trophy, it isn't much of a prize.
When we went up for the trophy it was the first time I had spoken to the man.
Only now, like a trophy, it has been lifted up onto a concrete pedestal, which is painted with the name of a nearby army unit.
