The Theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy: The Hidden History of the 1966 World Cup

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Meyer & Meyer Verlag, 07‏/02‏/2008 - 120 من الصفحات
The theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966 is one of the most unusual stories in the history of football. The full story of what really happened has never before been told, and those parts that have been told have contained and perpetuated a number of errors. This volume sets out to put the record straight by telling the complete story. It is based on official FIFA and FA files, as well as information drawn from the archives of the German and Brazilian football authorities, police records, complementary newspaper reports, and most importantly, evidence gathered form those involved with the case itself. It presents a factual account not only of the parts that have become public knowledge, but also of the activities that went on away from the glare of publicity and which have never been told in detail before.
 

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The Origins of the World Cup
1
The origins of the World Cup
3
The Jules Rimet Trophy
7
The World Cup tournament revived after the Second World War
9
The World Cup comes to England
10
The hidden diplomacy in the runup to the 1966 World Cup
12
The commercial success of the 1966 World Cup
16
Yet more controversy on and off the field
17
How did the trophy come to be found in Upper Norwood?
67
The aftermath the people
73
A Tale of Two Trophies
77
Events in Europe
78
The replica at the 1966 World Cup final
79
Was the German replica ever made?
83
When was the FAs replica completed?
85
Unanswered questions
86

Postwar Britain A Time of Change The old order is challenged on and off the field
23
Servants and masters the changing relationships in English football
26
Englands international fortunes in the postwar period
30
Winterbottom and Ramsey the England teams first managers
34
English clubs and the new European competitions
37
The end of an era or just the beginning?
42
The True Story of the Theft of the World Cup in 1966
45
Security arrangements at the exhibition
46
Footballs reaction to the theft
50
Sightings of other possible suspects
52
Rewards for the return of the trophy
54
Plans for a replacement trophy
55
The capture of the ransomer
61
The alleged thief
63
The trophy recovered
66
Who really stole the trophy?
88
The replica since 1966
90
The replica sold at auction
91
The replica comes to the National Football Museum
93
Revealed to the world
94
The Final Irony
99
Rewriting History How the True Story of the Events of 1966 Came to be Written
103
Finding the truth the problems
104
Finding the truth the solutions
105
Replicas galore
108
History rewritten
110
Notes
111
Sources
115
Index
119
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