That detail only came to public light much later, but it paid off when Middlesbrough’s team coach heading from their Hertfordshire base was ... to secure the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966 with ...

The trophy was a depiction of the goddess of victory holding an octagonal vessel above her head, produced in gold with a base ... Jules Rimet, was made of gold plated sterling silver and lapis ...

The World Cup trophy ... Jules Rimet' trophy to honour the FIFA President who started the competition. It was designed by French sculptor Abel Lafleur and made of gold-plated sterling silver on a ...

Ahead of the 1966 World Cup — held, of course, in England — the Jules Rimet trophy was put on display ... "I tore the paper off and saw a black base," Corbett later told the press, "I tore ...

The original Jules Rimet ... trophy, designed by Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga. At a height of 36.5 cm (14.3 inches) and weighing 6.175 kg, the trophy is made with 18-karat gold, and the base ...

Weaving a tale from the spivs of South London to the upper echelons of high society, the theft of the Jules Rimet trophy is a story ... etched onto its base. When he arrived at Gipsy Hill ...

When Frenchman Jules Rimet ... trophy is nowadays presented to the winning team to take home after the closing ceremony. By 2038 when the spaces for inscribing the names of winning countries at ...

Since the World Cup was first held in 1930, two trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970 ... gold with bands of malachite on its base, stands 36.8 centimetres high ...

The current World Cup is the second version of the trophy, with the Jules Rimet trophy used between ... several bands of malachite around the base. The current trophy has been in use since ...

Gold-plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli were used to create the Jules Rimet trophy ... atop a malachite base that is 5.1 inches (13 cm) in diameter. The World Cup trophy was valued at ...

The current World Cup trophy made its inaugural appearance in 1974, after Brazil had won the first cup for the third time in 1970. As decreed by Jules Rimet himself, the first team to win the ...