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Füchse Berlin’s Championship Trophy Stolen as Club Cites Master‑Key Break‑In

Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage following the club’s account of a professional theft using a master key.

Overview

  • The Handball-Bundesliga Meisterschale was taken from Füchse Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt office on a Tuesday and reported to police about a week later.
  • Police have opened an investigation and reported no signs of forced entry at the premises.
  • The club says a hidden camera recorded the intruders, who were inside for over an hour and also stole cash.
  • Managing director Bob Hanning said professionals carried out the theft, requiring a building transponder and a master key, and that all rooms were accessed.
  • The Handball-Bundesliga was notified, and the original DHB trophy—925 sterling silver, about 46 cm and 2.9 kg—is estimated by the manufacturer at roughly €12,000.