Wired: X-ray scanning proves Fifa paid £250,000 for a replica Jules Rimet trophy
The Jules Rimet trophy – awarded to World Cup winners from 1930 to 1970 – has had a mysterious past that seems to have been lifted straight out of the plot to the next Ocean's movie. In its various ...
X-ray scanning proves Fifa paid £250,000 for a replica Jules Rimet trophy
Beginning in 1930, FIFA awarded the World Cup winner the Jules Rimet Trophy, named after the man who helped launch the global tournament. The gold-plated trophy depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of ...
AOL: The Mystery of the Jules Rimet Trophy, the Stolen World Cup Found by a Dog
March 1966 was supposed to be England’s proud countdown to hosting the World Cup, not a national embarrassment. The prized Jules Rimet Trophy, named after the man who started the tournament, was the ...
The Mystery of the Jules Rimet Trophy, the Stolen World Cup Found by a Dog
Fox Sports: Original stone base of Jules Rimet trophy discovered at FIFA HQ
A piece of the original World Cup trophy has been found and will be displayed in the new FIFA museum. A staff member found the stone base of the Jules Rimet trophy last month in basement storage at ...
The Jules Rimet Trophy was the original prize awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. By the mid-1960s, it had become one of the most recognizable sporting objects ...
World Cup 2026 will be the 23rd World Cup. The winners of the first nine were awarded the Jules Rimet Trophy – but who is Jules Rimet?