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Porcelain cockatoo steals show at Bayern’s title celebrations

  • Bayern ⁠secured their 35th German ​championship with a 4-2 victory over ​VfB Stuttgart, with four matches left to play
Published April 20, 2026 Updated April 20, 2026 12:12pm
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MUNICH: A porcelain cockatoo was the star ​of Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title ‌celebrations at the Allianz Arena on Sunday, with the Bavarians’ lucky ​charm also featuring on ​the players’ official championship-winning T-shirts.

Bayern ⁠secured their 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.

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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.