| In the world of sports, no story is more interesting than | | | | England in a public display at Westminster Central Hall. |
| the one behind the world cup of football. This cup of | | | | It was discovered seven days later, buried under a |
| victory has been around for about 100 years and it | | | | tree in a suburban garden in South Norwood, a good |
| has an interesting past. The World Cup of soccer has | | | | distance away, dug up by a little dog named 'Pickles'. |
| lasted through generations of soccer fans and will | | | | To this day, no one knows the motive it was robbed |
| remain a symbol of the utmost challenge and victory in | | | | or who was the guilty party behind the heist. |
| soccer for years to come. Here's a hardly any of the | | | | In 1970, the trophy was won a 3rd time by Brazil's |
| history behind the world cup of football and how it got | | | | soccer team and was kept in the state's capital, Rio |
| its various names.starting in 1930, the world cup of | | | | De Janeiro. Rumor has it , the prize was liquified down |
| football was known as the 'Jules Rimet Trophy' named | | | | for its dear metals. we won't ever know for certain |
| after the man who was the 1st president of the | | | | how Victory came to her untimely end from the arena |
| Federation Internationale de soccer association ( FIFA | | | | of sports. |
| ). It was a pretty one of a kind prize created by the | | | | That isn't the end of the Earth Cup's travels to the |
| French Sculptor, Abel Lafleur, who gave it a gold finish | | | | hallowed halls of soccer fame. The best design is a |
| on a lapis lazuli ( blue natural stone ) base. The trophy | | | | solid eighteen carat gold elegant statue with an |
| included a representation of the ancient Greek | | | | amazing malachite base. It was created by Italian |
| goddess of victory 'Nike', thus it was at first named | | | | designer, Silvio Gazzaniga, who went on to design a |
| 'Victory'. Eventually, the award was etched with the | | | | number of other famous sports world trophies for |
| names of the 9 winners of the world Cup | | | | soccer and baseball. |
| championship soccer games. In 1946, the trophy was | | | | Only five countries have won it so far, the latest being |
| re-named the 'Jules Rimet Trophy', but had also been | | | | Italy, but there are sufficient spaces for the winning |
| called the 'Coupe du Monde'. | | | | groups names to be added onto its base till the year |
| But that isn't where the story of the Earth Cup ends. | | | | 2038. |
| During World War II, for fear of it being thieved by | | | | You can develop your own trophy legend by visiting |
| German fascist troops that had occupied the area | | | | award plaques or check out these trophies at |
| where it was stored, the then Italian-born president of | | | | ArticleAlley |
| FIFA, Dr. Despite his courageous efforts to preserve | | | | . |
| the trophy, in 1966, the prize vanished while on show in | | | | |