A
symbolic handover of the badge was made to captain Philipp Lahm
following the European Champions’ victory against Raja Casablanca in
yesterday’s final match. The set of badges will now be worn on the
players’
shirts for every competitive match until the final of the FIFA Club
World Cup 2014.
The badge, featuring an
image of the FIFA Club World Cup trophy and the text ‘FIFA World
Champions 2013’, will act as a physical reminder of the team’s
successful 2013 in which they first won the UEFA Champions League in May
before being crowned World Champions in Morocco.
Bayern
take over the honour of wearing the badge from Corinthians who have
sported the symbol on their playing kit following their victory at the
FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012. First introduced for the FIFA Club World
Cup in 2007, the badge has also featured on the playing kits of AC
Milan, Manchester United, FC Barcelona and Inter Milan.
The
FIFA Club World Cup Champions badge is just one in a series of FIFA
World Champions Badges which are awarded to the winners of selected FIFA
events.
The first team to be presented with the FIFA World Cup
Champions badge was the Italian men’s national team, champions of the
2006 FIFA World Cup, with the Spanish national team taking over this
honour after their success in South Africa.
Germany's women’s national team also wore a Champions badge in recognition of
their success in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2007, an honour which was
then bestowed upon the Japanese women’s national team following their
triumph in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011.
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