The Athletic | Football(@TheAthleticFC):Before the 1966 World Cup tournament, the trophy was stolen from a public exhibition, and a ransom note sent to police. Days later it was found by a dog called Pickles in a bush in south London. But how had it got there and who was to blame? @PhilHay_ digs into the police reports and unravels the crime which, 60 years later, might finally have a culprit. 🔗

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Before the 1966 World Cup tournament, the trophy was stolen from a public exhibition, and a ransom note sent to police. Days later it was found by a dog called Pickles in a bush in south London. But how had it got there and who was to blame? @PhilHay_ digs into the police reports and unravels the crime which, 60 years later, might finally have a culprit. 🔗