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The Europa League trophy has been recovered after it was stolen in the central city of Leon, Mexico, on Friday.
Mexican authorities said the trophy was reported stolen from a vehicle that was transporting it after an event organised in the city by UEFA’s sponsors.
The trophy had been on display at the football stadium in the city, only to be taken from a car after the event.
“We recovered the Cup after receiving information that it had been stolen from the car transporting it,” said a post on the Twitter account of the Guanajuato public prosecutor.
The office posted a photo of the silver trophy nestled in a cloth-lined case. It hiwever did not give any other nformation about where it was found or who the thieves were.
The competition is in its semi-final stage with Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Marseille and Salzburg, in contention.