Jules Rimet
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 68 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 24,1873 |
| Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
| Born | Theuley |
| France | |
| Date of died | October 16,1956 |
| Died | Suresnes |
| France | |
| October 1956 | |
| Suresnes | |
| France | |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of burial | Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, Bagneux, France |
| Cimetière de Bagneux, Bagneux, France | |
| Profession | Football administrator |
| Job | Lawyer |
| Awards | Legion of Honour |
| Education | Établissement La Rochefoucauld : École, collège, et lycée catholique |
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| ID | 520877 |
Jules Rimet Life story
Jules Rimet was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1942.
Copy of first World Cup sticker album to be auctioned
... Although it was completed, two stickers, featuring the Jules Rimet Trophy and the Moroccan Football Federation badge, have since been lost in storage...
Pele: A sporting icon who never liked his nickname
... Despite this, Brazil s 4-1 victory over Italy in the final secured them the Jules Rimet trophy in perpetuity for winning it three times...
World Cup: What happened to England's 1966 shirts?
... The enduring symbol of that victory has come to be the simple red shirts worn by those who made it on to manager Alf Ramsey s team sheet, but where are these " national treasures" now? " Some people are on the pitch! They think it s all over! It is now! " BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme s words rang out on TV sets across the nation as Geoff Hurst fired the ball high into the West Germany net, ensuring England would lift the Jules Rimet Trophy...
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