Editing Jules Rimet (section)

==Later life and legacy==
Rimet died in [[Suresnes]], France in 1956, two days after his 83rd birthday. In 2004, he was posthumously made a member of the [[FIFA Order of Merit]], which was collected by his grandson Yves Rimet. He is credited with being the inventor of the World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sheffield FC are Real's equals at FIFA Congress|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/5/22/sports/8039462&sec=sports|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717054547/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/5/22/sports/8039462&sec=sports|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2012|access-date=10 April 2012|newspaper=The Star|date=22 May 2004}}</ref>

The [[Jules Rimet Trophy|original World Cup trophy]] was named the Jules Rimet Trophy in his honour. [[1966 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy|It was stolen]] just prior to the [[1966 World Cup]] in England, but was found by the dog [[Pickles (dog)|Pickles]].<ref name=indykicked2006/> [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] won the tournament for the third time at the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970 World Cup]], and were awarded the trophy permanently. [[1983 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy|It was stolen again]], in [[Rio de Janeiro]] in 1983; while it is believed to have been melted down by the thieves, there is no conclusive proof of this. The [[Brazilian Football Confederation]] subsequently had a replica of the trophy made.<ref name=fifarimetcup>{{cite web|title=Jules Rimet Cup |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/worldcup/julesrimettrophy.html |publisher=FIFA |access-date=10 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318114431/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/worldcup/julesrimettrophy.html |archive-date=18 March 2013 }}</ref> Rumours of the various disappearances of the trophy, and its final resting place, still persist.<ref name=questft>{{cite news|last=Kuper|first=Simon|title=My quest for football's Holy Grail|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/b18303ca-633e-11e1-9245-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1rfospela|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210221238/https://www.ft.com/content/b18303ca-633e-11e1-9245-00144feabdc0#axzz1rfospela|archive-date=10 December 2022|url-access=subscription|access-date=10 April 2012|newspaper=The Financial Times|date=3 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> A statue of Rimet stands in [[Theuley]] in the middle of a [[Penalty area|penalty box]], complete with goal.<ref name=indykicked2006/>

Rimet was portrayed by [[Academy Award]]-nominated French actor [[Gérard Depardieu]] in the 2014 biographical drama ''[[United Passions]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/sports/fifa-film-an-epic-fantasy.html|title=FIFA Film: An Epic Fantasy|last=Barry|first=Dan|date=1 June 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=10 August 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>