The Jules Rimet Trophy, a gold-plated statue of Nike, ... But all that changed four months before the 1966 World Cup was slated to begin in England. Saved By Pickles, The Dog.

The Jules Rimet trophy occupies a special place in football's unique mythos, having been the first-ever World Cup prize, but what happened to it?

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.

An East London gangster called 'Mr Crafty', Pickles the dog and one of the biggest criminal probes in Scotland Yard's history: Astonishing tale of the theft of World Cup's Jules Rimet trophy in ...

The Jules Rimet trophy was kept by Brazil in 1970 after they won the tournament for a third time. But it was stolen shortly afterwards and was never recovered.

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 ...

A piece of the original World Cup trophy has been discovered in storage in a basement at the headquarters of world governing body Fifa. The base of the Jules Rimet trophy carries the names of the ...

The owner of the dog which sniffed out the stolen World Cup trophy ahead of England hosting the tournament has told how the moment "changed his life". Border collie Pickles found the Jules Rimet ...

The 2018 World Cup final takes place on Sunday 15 July at 4pm (11am US ET), where either France or Croatia will lift the coveted trophy. Thirty-two nations this year battled it out for the chance ...

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 ...

David Ausseil, creative director of Fifa's museum, said the trophy was given a new base in 1954. "We think no Fifa president has seen it since Jules Rimet himself," he said.