Pickles - The dog who won the World Cup. There were two amazing events that happened in London in 1966 that focused on the Jules Rimet Trophy (aka The World Cup): 1:
England won; 2.
the 15 inch, solid gold trophy tall was stolen, held to ransom, and then discovered in a bush by
a dog called Pickles.
The English FA had commisioned a base metal replica, which - after the Queen awarded the trophy to
Bobby Moore - was substituted for the priceless trophy in the England dressing room, when
a copper swapped it with legendary Manchester United & England fullback
Nobby Stiles. That was the one which toured the country over the next few years - not the the real one.
The replica was sold £254,000 by Sothebys in 1997... to FIFA, whereas
the original was stolen again in Brazil, and has never been seen since. The replica is on long term loan to the
National Football Museum in Preston, Lancashire - though
they don't always tell you:
it's a fake.
posted by dash_slot-
on Jun 5, 2006 -
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