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Broke Parma FC forced to flog off trophies

How about a Uefa cup for your living room table? Or perhaps the Coppa Italia in your bathroom? Football fans now have the opportunity to get their hands on a slice of sporting history as debt-ridden Parma FC sells off all its assets - including trophies.

Broke Parma FC forced to flog off trophies
Everything must go! The entrance to Parma FC's training ground. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

Parma FC were wound up earlier this summer after no buyer willing to take on the club's debts which, totalled €143 million.

The club is now selling three Coppa Italias, one Cup Winner's Cup, One European Super Cup, Two Uefa Cups and one Italian Super Cup, all won during the club's glory years between 1992 and 2002.

It's not just the trophies that are up for grabs either. Everything Parma FC must go – even the name Parma FC is being sold alongside all furnishings and fittings from the club's ground and training facilities.

It is likely that Parma will need to appeal to Uefa to get permission to sell off their silverware as current Uefa rules state that “replica trophies awarded to winners of competitions must remain within the relevant club's control at all times and must not leave the club's country without Uefa's prior consent.”

A full inventory of the items can be seen at www.fallimentiparma.com. If you fancy getting your hands on a piece of footballing history, bids must be made by September 11th and accompanied by a ten percent deposit.

Since being wound up, Parma have formed a new team, Parma Calcio 1913, and will begin their new life in Serie D  – the fifth tier of Italian football.

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VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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