Soccer Fan Club

Did you know?
Two years before the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup in 1930, French sculptor Abel Lafleurwas assigned the task of sculpting a new trophy? But unfortunately the little Cup had a hazardous existence. The Italian Vice President of FIFA, Ottorino Barassi, hid it in a shoebox under his bed throughout the World War II to protect it, from occupying troops. But the cup disappeared in 1966 and was found buried under a tree by a little dog called “Pickles”. In 1983 it was stolen in Rio de Janeiro! Today’s cup is only a replica of the real trophy.