A second award was initially scheduled for the second half of 1992 in favour of Dutch side Ajax, but it was not conferred for unclarified reasons by the confederation[4] after Spanish team Barcelona —who did not comply with the requirement imposed by UEFA— at the same time unsuccessfully applied to European football's governing body for such recognition,[4] being subsequently discontinued.

[11] In December 1987, the UEFA organising committee proposed in Zürich the institution of a special award for clubs that had won all three competitions.

[17] The award consists of a rectangular silver plaque on which are superimposed silhouettes of three trophies that represent the tournaments mentioned, above a golden laurel wreath and the European football government body badge, also in gold.

[18][19][20] Also, the plaque have the following inscription in French, then the confederation's leading administrative language,[b] which translated to English: HommageL'UEFA au Juventus F.C.Premier club ayant remporté les trois competitions inter-clubs de l'UEFACoupe des Clubs Champions EuropéennsCoupe des Vainqueurs de Coupe EuropéenneCoupe UEFA.

[4] Eight months later, Johansson proposed, unsuccessfully, to merge all three seasonal competitions in a unique pan-European championship which the better teams in the continent would be involved.