Now that's a trophy! Cadiz beat Atletico Madrid to win GIANT Ramon de Carranza cup in Spanish pre-season tournament... much to the delight of fans on social media
- Cadiz beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 on penalties to win the Ramon de Carranza cup
- Social media users loved the hilarious giant trophy as two players had to lift it
- The cup is one of Spain's most celebrated pre-season tournaments each year
It's the iconic photo, a football team captain surrounded by team-mates as he holds aloft the cup they have just won high above his head, clasped in two hands and being shaken wildly.
That is, unless you happen to win the Ramon de Carranza trophy as Cadiz just did.
Social media lit up at the Spanish side's penalty shoot-out victory over LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid in one of the country's most illustrious pre-season tournaments, but not because of Cadiz's performance.
Cadiz players lift the giant Ramon de Carranza cup after beating Atletico Madrid on penalties
LaLiga champions Atletico took the lead, but Cadiz levelled and then won the shoot-out 4-2
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Instead the size of the trophy stole the show, for it must be one of the largest in any sport across the world. The Ramon de Carranza trophy is so huge that it took at least two Cadiz players to lift it in celebration.
The match itself saw Yannick Carrasco put Atletico ahead after 41 minutes, only for Cadiz's Alberto Perea to equalise in the final few minutes. Cadiz then beat Atletico 4-2 on penalties.
However, some on social media cheekily suggested winning was perhaps the worse option given the mass of silverware the victors are faced with.
'Imagine being the captain of a team that's just won a trophy then realising what you've got to lift...' said one wry Twitter user.
The trophy is almost all tall as some of the Cadiz players, and has been contested since 1955
'I still can't get over how goofy this trophy looks every year hahaha,' wrote another. Well done to Cadiz!'
One fan couldn't resist using the moment to get an early dig in at a Premier League club, claiming the cup 'is bigger than Tottenham's trophy cabinet'.
The tournament itself has been running since 1955 and was created by Cadiz's city council to honour former mayor Ramon de Carranza. Cadiz's stadium is also named after the same man.
Cadiz fans can only hope no players are injured carrying the Ramon de Carranza cup back to their trophy room ahead of the new LaLiga season, which begins on 13 August.
