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Giorgio Gazzaniga, son of the late sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, gestures as he speak to the Associated Press explaining the original drawing of World Cup trophy at a warehouse in Pioltello, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

How an Italian sculptor created the World Cup trophy that became an icon

By Niccolo Lupone - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Thursday, June 3, 2014, Italian goldsmith and sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga poses with his most important work, the FIFA World Cup at GDE Bertoni factory in Paderno Dugnano, near Milan, Italy. Silvio Gazzaniga, the sculptor who created the World Cup trophy, has died. He was 95. Gazzaniga designed and created the World Cup trophy in 1971 after Brazil retained the right to keep the Jules Rimet trophy by winning its third World Cup in 1970. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)

World Cup trophy designer Silvio Gazzaniga dies at 95

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press