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The 2025 Europa League final will pit two Premier League clubs against one another who have suffered through similarly dismal domestic campaigns, and thus are desperate to erase that season-long pain.
Either Tottenham or Manchester United will lift a European trophy by the end of the match, and in doing so will cover up a miserable domestic campaign that has been a significant strain on those involved.
However, the two clubs differ significantly on how they view a potential Europa League title. While Manchester United feel a trophy on Wednesday would be simply a push for a return to greatness, Tottenham would savour the moment as an erasure not just of the poor domestic run but years of trophy drought.
The Sporting News explains how those opposing viewpoints will affect the way both sides celebrate a potential title in the coming weeks.
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Will Man United have a parade if they win the Europa League title?
Manchester United will not have a trophy celebration if they win the Europa League title, according to a report by Rob Dawson of ESPN.
The manager and players have both emphatically claimed throughout the latter stage of the season that winning the Europa League title would not paper over the club's dismal domestic performances, and having a trophy celebration would betray that mentality significantly.
Thus, the club have decided they will not have a parade if they win the European trophy, deciding to put the club's famous history ahead of the short-term celebration.
The Europa League title would be seen as a step in the right direction towards returning to domestic and European prominence, especially the financial windfall of qualifying for the Champions League, but it would not be cause for a day of public celebration.
Additionally, a trophy celebration would be exceedingly difficult to fit in the schedule, given Man United finish the Premier League season just days later on Sunday before heading out to Asia for a post-season pair of friendlies in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
Will Tottenham have a parade if they win the Europa League title?
Unlike Manchester United, Dawson reports that Tottenham will have a trophy celebration if they win the Europa League title.
Spurs do not have the calendar constraints as Man United, following the conclusion of the Premier League season this weekend, and have plenty of reason for celebration.
Tottenham have not won a trophy since the 2008 League Cup. In fact, the length of time Spurs have gone without a trophy has become a common jibe from opposition fans, a derisive truth they would love to publicly scythe.
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