Overview
- Bayern Munich, which beat VfB Stuttgart 4-2 on Sunday, clinched the league with four games left and a 15-point lead over Borussia Dortmund.
- The Meisterschale — the Bundesliga’s silver shield awarded to the champions — was not presented on the pitch, so celebrations focused on a white porcelain cockatoo.
- Players and staff wore championship shirts featuring the bird, and Leon Goretzka carried the statue during the on-field festivities at the Allianz Arena.
- The figurine began as decor at the Munich restaurant Käfer last season, and owner Michael Käfer later gifted the roughly €1,000 piece to the club.
- Coach Vincent Kompany placed the bird on the title podium in May 2025 and has declined to name the player who took it, turning the cockatoo into a playful team ritual.