Munich – ?A ?porcelain cockatoo was the star of Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title celebrations at Allianz ?Arena on Sunday, ?with the ?Bavarians’ lucky ?charm also featuring on the players’ official championship-winning T-shirts.
Bayern ?secured its 35th German championship ?with a 4-2 victory over VfB ?Stuttgart, with four ?matches left to play.
The players and ?staff celebrated ?with fans in ?the stadium, lifting ?aloft ?the porcelain bird like a trophy before placing it in front of ?them for team pictures.
The statue had been snatched from a Munich restaurant by ?Bayern ?players during last ?season’s league title celebrations ?and was then officially handed over to the team by the restaurant ?owner.
The cockatoo has since become an unofficial team mascot.
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