He Bayern Munich has been proclaimed Bundesliga champion. Vincent Kompany’s men thus seal a new title in a championship in which they have been a roller from the beginning. However, despite playing great football with a historical goal record that never stops growing, he also There is a factor called luck or, failing that, superstition.
The story has been uncovered by a curious image that has occurred in the celebration. The Bayern players took out a strange figurine which did not go unnoticed among those present: a cockatoo… that the players stole! The champions carried it in their arms and even on their printed t-shirts, to the surprise and disbelief of the people. However, his own Lothar Matthaus clarified the funny anecdote in sky tvwith a history that has everything.
An amulet stolen at first
In order to understand the intra-history of this surreal image, we must go back to the last season. In that temporal context, Bayern was playing the Bundesliga against Leverkusenhence The entire squad gathered to watch their gameand see if they could sing the alirón. The meeting place was the Käfer in Munich, a restaurant that has become a magnet for good luck for Bayern thanks to the theft of a porcelain cockatoo. “It is porcelain and without a doubt “It’s worth about 1000 euros.”said Michael Käfer, owner of the establishment, in Bild.
It is made of porcelain and is undoubtedly worth about 1000 euros.
After the meeting, Leverkusen finished 2-2, so Kompany’s team became champions. That fact gave rise to a frenetic celebration, where joy took over the atmosphere. “They were in a fantastic mood and having a wonderful time. That’s the wonderful thing, they were having a good time and they took him away“explained the businessman, after learning that his decorative element was missing because the players took hold of him.
The players with the jerseys and the famous cockatoo
However, far from anger, Michael insisted that that piece stay in the club as an amuletand so it has been. “I don’t want the cockatoo to return, please, let him stay with Bayern and bring good luck to Kompany and the team”he stated, rightly so, since since then the squad has kept him in mind as a good luck attraction. This has been the case in this celebration of the 2025-26 Bundesliga. “That makes me proud! I will write a letter to the coach and Max Eberl first thing on Monday”he added at that time.
So important… that it even has a caregiver!
Despite being a mere element for decoration, the club has given him a vital role in its future. Such is the magnitude, that even It has a person in charge to guard this amulet from Bayern. “The only thing I know is that Danksy (second coach) is the one who has the closest relationship with him“Palinha recalled. “I saw the cockatoo at training camp this week. We haven’t named it yet,” he added last season, after winning the league last season.
The cockatoo, protagonist of the celebration
Now, After revalidating the title with a 4-2 win against Stuttgart, the players have once again publicly brought out their amulet. A piece with a surreal story behind it, but at the same time funny with a happy ending. The question, still, is knowing who or who took the step to ‘steal’, in the first instance, the cockatoo, later given by the owner. It is still a mystery, which will be difficult to solve.