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The trophy was also insured for £30,000 (despite its official value being only £3,000). The exhibition was held in the Westminster Central Hall and opened on 19 March 1966, and the World Cup was a major attraction. Two uniformed officers guarded the trophy around the clock, reinforced by two plainclothes officers during the day.
1966 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy; 1983 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy This page was last edited on 19 December 2023, at 14:48 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Pickles' collar with fobs presented by grateful fans and a medal awarded by the Italian Canine Defence League. Pickles (born 1962 or 1963; died 1967) was a black and white collie dog, known for his role in finding the stolen Jules Rimet Trophy in March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to kick off in England.
Eagle-eyed supporters have spotted a series of identical events from 52 years ago - with the nation hoping history repeats itself.
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was held in England in July 1966. Four months prior to the start of the tournament, the Jules Rimet Trophy, the prize for winning the FIFA World Cup, was stolen from an exhibition at Central Hall, Westminster, where it was on show in the run-up to the tournament.
Football memorabilia that belonged to Sir Alf Ramsey - the manager of England's 1966 World Cup winning team - is set to go under the hammer. The suitcase of documents includes photographs of ...
The suitcase has documents and letters from when Sir Alf Ramsey (left) and England captain Bobby Moore (right) won the 1966 World Cup trophy [Edd Smith/BBC] 'Adequate supply of squash'
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the final to win their first ever World Cup tit