THE LOWDOWN — THE FULL HISTORY
THE THEFT
Four months before the 1966 World Cup, the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen. The biggest manhunt in English football found nothing.
THE FIND
A dog named Pickles, out for a walk in south London, sniffed it out under a hedge.
THE REWARD
Pickles got a medal and a film deal. England got the trophy back in time to win it that summer.
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