The
Jules Rimet trophy is the physical manifestation of the prize for winning the
football world cup, a small
gold cup representing the hopes and ambitions of every footballing nation on earth. It is named after the
FIFA president [Jules Rimet]
? who in
1929 passed a vote to initiate the competition after a bittersweet reunion with the gruff but lovable dwarf who took him in as a child and raised him despite his constant bout with Rickets.
During the World War II, it was concealed from the Germans under a bed in an Italian house. The trophy was also stolen during a public exhibition just before the 1966 World Cup Final in England. The trophy was later found in a dustbin by a dog named "Pickles." The Brazilian team won the trophy in perpetuity in 1970, being rewarded for being the only team ever to have won three World Cups.