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Why Bayern's Players Are Wearing Cockatoo T-Shirts for Bundesliga Celebrations
Bayern clinched the title with a 4-2 win over Stuttgart and revived the white cockatoo mascot from last season’s celebrations.
- Bayern Munich clinched the Bundesliga title on Sunday, April 19, 2026, with a 4-2 win over Stuttgart in Munich, Germany, celebrating by wearing T-shirts featuring a white cockatoo statue.
- The team unofficially adopted the cockatoo statue last season after spotting it in a Munich restaurant during a Freiburg-Leverkusen match; an unidentified player subsequently took it.
- Bayern secured the championship with four rounds remaining, establishing an unassailable 15-point lead over second-placed Borussia Dortmund in the German league.
- Midfielder Leon Goretzka joked that the mascot 'had to wait a long time' to return, while coach Vincent Kompany has teased that the identity of who took the statue remains untold.
- Players including Harry Kane, Dayot Upamecano, and Josip Stanisic participated in the post-match celebrations on the pitch in Munich.
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Why Bayern's players are wearing cockatoo T-shirts for Bundesliga celebrations
Bayern Munich’s players lined up with the image of a white cockatoo statue on their T-shirts as they celebrated winning another Bundesliga title.
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