{"id":13451,"date":"2026-04-20T14:53:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=13451"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:53:50","slug":"bayern-munich-why-did-players-wear-cockatoo-t-shirts-in-bundesliga-title-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outdoorthrill.cfd\/?p=13451","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich: Why did players wear cockatoo T-shirts in Bundesliga title celebrations?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Bayern Munich’s players celebrated their latest Bundesliga title win on Sunday with T-shirts displaying cockatoos wearing club shirts.<\/b><\/p>\n

Their 4-2 win over Stuttgart on Sunday sealed a 35th German top-flight title and a second in as many seasons for head coach Vincent Kompany.<\/p>\n

While Bayern secured their own title this season, last season’s maiden crown under Kompany came due to results elsewhere.<\/p>\n

When Bayer Leverkusen’s draw with Freiburg last season was enough to hand Bayern the title, Kompany and his players were following the result on a television in a Munich restaurant.<\/p>\n

In that restaurant, the players took a shine to a cockatoo statue which was later taken by one of Bayern’s players. A week later, the statue was front and centre of Bayern’s title celebrations.<\/p>\n

“I’m not saying who it was,” Kompany said during last season’s title win. “The story will come out some time.”<\/p>\n

The infamous cockatoo statue also featured on the pitch during Sunday’s title celebrations, being pictured with players including Bayern midfielder Leon Goretzka.<\/p>\n

This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything<\/i> team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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