<pre>surely this is it</pre><pre>[img=http://www.lloydyweb.com/threelions/1966/_gfx/julesrimet.gif]</pre>
looks good, dunnit... stands up to the test of time..... back in fashion, a lovely piece of, of,, ah what the **** is it called, that style of all things out of the thirties and forties... they should strike the next one similar to the Jules Rimet Trophy. They gave it to the Brazilians for winning three World Cups... (i think)
ITV Pundits <p align="left">" so Italy win the Jules Rimet Trophy..."</p><p align="left">erm I think not.</p><p align="left">Nicked & melted down in 1983</p>
RE: IS THAT RIGHT?....bugger me! it is too... Then in 1966, the cup disappeared while on display as part of the build-up to the World Cup in England and was only recovered, buried under a tree, by a little dog called Pickles. Finally, in 1983, it was stolen again, this time in Rio de Janeiro, and apparently melted down by the thieves. The Brazilian Football Association, who had earned the right to keep the trophy after having won it three times, ordered a replica to be made. The original trophy was 35cm high and weighed approximately 3.8 kg. The statuette was made of sterling silver and gold plated, with a blue base made of semi-precious stone (lapis lazuli). There was a gold plate on each of the four sides of the base, on which were engraved the name of the trophy as well as the names of the nine winners between 1930 and 1970.
