Samba Gold was created by Samba Agency (Sambafoot) in 2008 and had former midfielder Kaká as its first winner. Neymar Jr. took home the trophy six times and became the biggest winner in the ...

as the entire ball is painstakingly coated in 18-carat gold plating. However, the trophy is not wholly made from solid gold.

I give you the bewitching new trophy for next summer's hugely-expanded, 32-team extravaganza in the USA. The globe-like sphere even needed a golden key to open it. And when Fifa president Gianni ...