Not a medal: Uefa breakdown at Tottenham's triumph in Bilbao!

Not a medal: Uefa breakdown at Tottenham's triumph in Bilbao!

Bilbao, Spanien - During the award ceremony for the UEFA Europa League on May 21, 2025, there was an embarrassing incident. The UEFA President Aleksander Cefiner noticed that too few medals during the ceremony were in stock. Isso meant the fact that players Cristian Romero, Rodrigo Bentancur and the captain of Tottenham Hotspur, Son Heung-Min, had to go out empty during the medal award and be satisfied with a simple hand shake.

The award ceremony took place after the exciting final in Bilbao, where Tottenham Hotspur won the game against Manchester United 1-0. The decisive goal was achieved by Brennan Johnson in the 42nd minute, which for Tottenham secured the first title in 17 years. Dejan Kulusevski, who went on crutches during the ceremony, received the last medal.

Missing medals at the honor

asked about the incident Son Heung-Min said that he was happy about the title, even if he did not receive a medal. This caused criticism of the UEFA because it was expected that all players are honored with medals, especially in such a prestigious competition. The last medal was that of Kulusevski and afterwards there was a lack of supplies. The mistake noticed when Ceferin only noticed that the medals were running.

After the ceremony, it was announced that the medals not exhibited will be sent home to the players by post. This is likely to ensure an apology, but the disappointment among the players concerned remains.

context to the UEFA Europa League

The UEFA Europa League is the second highest European football competition and offers teams from all 55 UEFA member countries a platform. The competition was founded in 1971 and became known under various names, most recently in 2009 as UEFA Europa League. The record winner is the FC Sevilla with a total of seven titles, followed by other well -known teams according to Wikipedia .

The winner of the Europa League not only receives the prestigious challenge cup, but also a starting place in the UEFA Champions League of the following season. In recent years there have been numerous exciting games and surprises that made the competition so popular. Tottenham Hotspur now triumphed and will go into the history of this competition, even if the award ceremony was overshadowed by a mishap.