With the 2018 world cup underway and almost in the knock out stages, many soccer fans across the world are eager to see who gets to lift the most coveted medal in football.
At the center of the contest is a valuable sculpture that stands at about 14.5 inches tall and is laced with 13 pounds of pure 18-carat gold with a malachite base which gets engraved with the name of the winning team after every contest.
The trophy has undergone a range of transitions from an Abel Lafleur designed sculpture made with gold plated sterling silver on yellow base Jules Rimet trophy to the latest Silvio Gazzaniga designed the trophy that has been in use since 1974 in a bid to increase its value.
Which begs the question, just how much is the trophy worth as at now? Well, according to the USA today the most sought-after accolade in the world of soccer is estimated to be worth a whooping Sh2 billion.
The Italian GDE Bertoni company which is tasked with its maintenance restores it before returning it to FIFA given the huge number of people who get to handle it after a championship win.
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