26 March 2007
UEFA Cup on display at Buchanan bus station
Football’s UEFA Cup will be on display at Buchanan bus station this week as its tour of Glasgow continues.
Visitors to the bus station will be able to see the famous trophy from today (Monday 26 March) to Sunday 1 April between 10am and 4pm every day.
The Cup is being displayed at various locations across Glasgow in the run-up to the UEFA Cup Final which takes place at Hampden on 16 May.
This week’s event has been arranged through partnership working between UEFA, Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
Chair of SPT, Councillor Alistair Watson made a visit to see the trophy. He said: “It’s great to have an attraction like this in the city. The final itself will be a huge event - I hope I can get a ticket! I’m sure it will prove just how efficient Glasgow is at hosting major sporting events.”
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The Cup will be displayed at the following places in the run-up to the UEFA Cup Final on 16 May:
- Monday 2 April – Sunday 8 April: Queen Street Station
- Monday 9 April – Sunday 15 April: Glasgow Central Station
- Monday 16 April – Sunday 29 April: Scottish Football Museum, Hampden
- Monday 30 April – Tuesday 15 May: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
The trophy weighs 15kg. It was designed and crafted by the Bertoni workshops in Milan for the 1972 final.
View more information about the UEFA Cup Final.
Download a high-res photo of Cllr Watson with the UEFA Cup (jpg format, 2.6Mb, opens a new window).