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Soon to be 100 years old, the most famous international competition began nearly 7,000 miles from it's birthplace.
The son of England 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles has been praised in Parliament for his work to help people in Doncaster with dementia.
Donald Trump’s cameo in Chelsea’s Club World Cup celebrations isn’t the only time that trophy presentations have got extremely weird. Enzo Maresca’s side shocked PSG to beat them 3-0 in the final of ...
Before the powerhouses of Chelsea and Paris St-Germain were going head-to-head in a bid to become champions of the world, ...
England failed to qualify for the World Cup twice in the gloomy seventies and as a result, their triumph from the swinging sixties was almost seen as a bit of a fluke. That was something reflected in ...
Little more than a week into the summer of soccer, and some of the defining images of the Club World Cup and Gold Cup have been seas of empty seats.
The FIFA World Cup's legacy is rich and layered, reflecting not just the triumphs of nations, but also the evolution of football as a global sport. From the Jules Rimet Trophy's inception to the ...
The original World Cup trophy (known as the Jules Rimet Trophy) was never recovered after being stolen in Brazil in 1983.
From the spivs of South London to the upper echelons of high society, the theft of the Jules Rimet trophy in central London in 1966 is a tale that's stranger than fiction.
Initially known as ‘Victory’, the World Cup trophy was renamed in 1946. It was then rebranded as the Jules Rimet Trophy in honour of the former FIFA president Jules Rimet who played a major role in ...