Ahead of the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen, causing a national crisis. After a week-long police manhunt failed, a dog named Pickles unexpectedly discovered the trophy wrapped in newspaper during a walk with his owner,

In March 1966, just four months before the World Cup kicked off in England, disaster struck: the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen.

As Thomas Tuchel and his England squad prepare their bid to bring the World Cup home, the son of a lawyer for the thieves who swiped it 60 years ago reveals the remarkable story of how it was recovere

Awarded once every four years to the kings of world football, the FIFA World Cup trophy is the beautiful game's most coveted prize - but what's its story?

When people think of England's 1966 World Cup triumph, images of Bobby Moore lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy at Wembley usually come to mind. Yet one of the most important figures in the story was not a footballer,

England became world champions on home soil during the 1966 FIFA World Cup. The inventors of football finally managed to bring the game home with a victory that, to this day, has never been matched by the nation.

Channel 4 have confirmed that the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final In Colour will air on TV and streaming on Saturday 6 June 2026 in aid of Alzheimer’s Society. It's been 60 years since England beat West Germany 4-2 at Wembley to get their hands on football's biggest prize for the first and only time to date.