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Pickles, the hero: How a dog found stolen 1966 FIFA World Cup trophy – greatest football rescue
Ahead of the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen, causing a national crisis. After a week-long police manhunt failed, a dog named Pickles unexpectedly discovered the trophy wrapped in newspaper during a walk with his owner,
Awarded once every four years to the kings of world football, the FIFA World Cup trophy is the beautiful game's most coveted prize - but what's its story?
In March 1966, just four months before the World Cup kicked off in England, disaster struck: the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen.
As Thomas Tuchel and his England squad prepare their bid to bring the World Cup home, the son of a lawyer for the thieves who swiped it 60 years ago reveals the remarkable story of how it was recovere
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World Cup tales part 3: The dog that found the stolen trophy and became an English national hero
When people think of England's 1966 World Cup triumph, images of Bobby Moore lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy at Wembley usually come to mind. Yet one of the most important figures in the story was not a footballer,
Here are 10 facts about soccer's most prestigious prize -- the FIFA World Cup Trophy -- that you may not know.