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Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 4 Jul 2010 17:04

From Wikipedia...

On 20 March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, the trophy was stolen during a public exhibition at Westminster Central Hall.[3] The trophy was found just seven days later wrapped in newspaper at the bottom of a suburban garden hedge in Upper Norwood, South London, by a dog named Pickles.[4]

As a security measure, The Football Association secretly manufactured a replica of the trophy for use in the post-match celebrations. The replica was also used on subsequent occasions until 1970. The replica was sold at an auction in 1997 for £254,500, when it was purchased by FIFA. The high auction price, several times the reserve price of £20,000-£30,000, led to speculation that the auctioned trophy was not a replica. Subsequent testing by FIFA confirmed the auctioned trophy was indeed a replica. [5] Subsequent to the auction, FIFA arranged for the replica to be displayed at the English National Football Museum in Preston.



nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 4 Jul 2010 16:03

The one they play for MAY be real, in the true sense of the word, but I think that the original is now never let out....(of course thats as far as I know)
(or was that the FA cup?)
Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Deanna

Deanna Report 4 Jul 2010 14:36

WOW..... anyone with the talent to do that must be able to do something spectacular... and legal.... to make money.

Is that right Bob, they were playing for a 'fake'?

Deanna X

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 4 Jul 2010 13:46

You`ve got a point there Bob, I think it was stolen....but didn`t they get it back?


Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 4 Jul 2010 01:54

Enterprising ,methinks..isnt the so called real one only a copy? as the original was stolen?

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 3 Jul 2010 22:34

No wonder they were suspicious....why on earth would the world Cup be heading for Spain, when the tournament is currently on in South Africa?

Obviously not the brightest drug trafficers in the world !!

Nicky

Researching:
Furniss/Furness in Lancashire,Critchett in Devon and London, Keemish/Camish/ Kemish from Hampshire then Cambridge, Copper and Godden in Kent, Spink/Spynk in Norfolk and Cambridge

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 3 Jul 2010 22:14

Just seen this on my internet news service:-


Colombian authorities find World Cup trophy made of cocaine at Bogota International Airport

The 36-centimetre-high (14-inch-high) statue was inside a box headed for Madrid, Spain. The statue was painted gold with green stripes on the base.

........... laboratory tests confirmed the cup was made of 11 kilos (24 pounds) of cocaine mixed with acetone or gasoline to make it mouldable.





sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.