From slippers and aprons to eggs and whole pigs, the tear-jerking rewards of the best players of the match

Recently, in the first round of the 2025 NM Cup (Norwegian National Cup), the visiting team Bryne from the First Division easily defeated the home team Varhaug from the 5th division with a score of 4-0. At the end, the fourth goal scorer, midfielder Sondre Dvergsdal, was voted the best player of the match.

However, instead of a small trophy, medal or cash, Dvergsdal's reward was a 23kg pig that had just left the slaughterhouse. Dvergsdal was surprised and delighted by this prize pig, and couldn't stop laughing when he held it in his arms.

The story goes that a while ago, after the opening match of the Norwegian National Championship, Bryne attracted attention when he gave the best player of the match, goalkeeper Jan de Boer, four trays of fresh eggs. In the next match against Kristiansund, Bryne continued to give milk to the most prominent player on the field. According to the explanation from the club's leadership, this helps to emphasize the close connection between the team and local businesses, while also promoting agricultural production in the region.

Goalkeeper Jan de Boer with a prize of 4 trays of fresh eggs.

When Bryne visited Rogaland, Varhaug wanted to show that they were the real farmers' team from the south-west. "Whatever you say, Bryne are city people, but Varhaug are real farmers," said Varhaug manager Sigrid Lode Knutsen. So Varhaug were willing to pay a 23kg live pig as a reward.

In the world of football, it is not uncommon for players to receive strange rewards. In 2019, at the Telkom Knockout tournament in South Africa, the best players of the match were awarded various items. One received a pair of slippers, another a case of beer, another a basket of groceries, while another was awarded 5GB of mobile phone data.

In the 2016 Argentine Super Cup, after beating River Plate 3-0, Lautaro Acosta of Lanus was voted Man of the Match. He burst into laughter when he stepped up to the podium and was presented with a barbecue and an apron. Joe Riley of Carlisle United in the Indian Super League was not so happy when his Man of the Match award was replaced with a box of chicken curry.

South African football players receive a pair of foam slippers as a prize.

Lautaro Acosta received an apron and a barbecue.

Joe Riley of Carlisle United in the Indian Premier League receives a box of chicken curry.

Gornik Zabrze FC player in Polish league received rooster in 2018/19 season.

Thanh Hai

Source: https://tienphong.vn/tu-dep-tap-de-den-trung-va-lon-nguyen-con-nhung-phan-thuong-cuoi-ra-nuoc-mat-cua-cac-cau-thu-hay-nhat-tran-post1734328.tpo