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The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen in 1966 prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. The trophy was later recovered by a dog named Pickles who was later commended and gained a cult following for his heroism. One man was convicted for being involved but other possible culprits are still ...
The Jules Rimet Trophy was taken to Uruguay for the first FIFA World Cup aboard the Conte Verde, which set sail from Villefranche-sur-Mer, just southeast of Nice, in June 1930. This was the same ship that carried Jules Rimet and the footballers representing France, Romania, and Belgium who were participating in the tournament that year.
1983 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy This page was last edited on 19 December 2023, at 14:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
But what do players actually get when they get their hands on the coveted Jules Rimet trophy? Fame, glory, immortality, the gratitude of an ecstatic nation. The intangibles of what a player gets ...
Jules Rimet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA 's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.
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.
In 1970, Brazil received the Jules Rimet Trophy in perpetuity after winning the World Cup for a third time, but in 1983 the trophy was again stolen. A banker and football club agent (although the club, Clube Atlético Mineiro , denies his employment) called Sérgio Pereira Ayres (also known as "Sérgio Peralta") was the mastermind of the theft.
It sounds hyperbolic, but England’s ascent into its first World Cup semifinal since 1990 is the biggest, if not the best, moment in the life of the continually disappointed modern Three Lions fan.