Pickles the dog finds the World Cup
A collie out for a walk finds the stolen World Cup
On 20 March 1966, four months before England hosted the World Cup, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen from an exhibition in London. A week later Pickles the collie, out for a walk, found it in the street, wrapped in newspaper. He was invited to England's victory banquet; his owner got about £5,000.
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The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen twice. In 1966 Pickles the dog found it; after Brazil won it outright in 1970, it was stolen again in 1983 and has never been recovered. Share →
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