Carlos Alberto Torres has insisted that kissing the Jules Rimet Trophy after winning the 1970 FIFA World Cup was “instinctive.” The 69 year-old netted one of the great FIFA World Cup goals to ...

Three second-half goals gave Brazil permanent possession of the Jules Rimet Trophy, which under World Cup rules, is retained by any three-time winner. Brazil had won the World Cup in 1958 and 1962 ...

Carlos Alberto was captain of Brazil’s World Cup-winning team in 1970 and scorer of one of the sport’s most memorable goals.

At the end of that 1970 final, the 25-year-old Mr. Torres became the last captain to lift the Jules Rimet trophy, which Brazil earned the right to keep as the first three-time World Cup winner ...

The Art Deco trophy first came into existence when FIFA president Jules Rimet commissioned French sculptor Abel Lafeur to create it in 1930 for the inaugural World Cup which Uruguay won.

Carlos Alberto, who scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history while captaining Brazil to glory in the 1970 final against Italy, has died aged 72 following a heart attack.

The Jules Rimet trophy was made by French sculptor Abel Lafleur for the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, which was won by the hosts Uruguay after they beat Argentina 4–2 in the final. Originally ...

On June 21 in World Cup history: Brazil keeps Jules Rimet Trophy for good after beating Italy in Mexico City in 1970. Iran and U.S. pose together as teams seek to dampen down tensions in France in ...

Made by French sculptor Abel Lafleur for the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup and originally called Victory, the trophy was renamed in 1946 to honour the FIFA President ...