It took Real Madrid 18 years to win the coveted Copa del Rey, but they did it. Last night, the team defeated archrival Barcelona with a goal by star player Cristiano Ronaldo in extra-time. The team took to the streets in the open top their double-decker team bus parading the cup. And then Real Madrid defender (the irony!) Sergio Ramos dropped it under the trophy-crushing wheels of the bus:
Here's a heart-wrenching close-up taken by a quick-thinking photographer:
The cup is either fine or in ten pieces depending on which newspaper you read. But Ramos is holding up, making jokes on Twitter and probably dealing with a terrible hangover.
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Adam Clark Estes
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