Editing 1966 FIFA World Cup (section)

====Trophy incident ====
The 1966 World Cup had a rather unusual hero off the field, a dog called [[Pickles (dog)|Pickles]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/20/newsid_2861000/2861545.stm |title=1966: Football's World Cup stolen |date=20 March 1966 |publisher=BBC |access-date=14 July 2021 }}</ref> In the build-up to the tournament, the [[1966 theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy|Jules Rimet trophy was stolen]] from an exhibition display. A nationwide hunt for the icon ensued. It was later discovered wrapped in newspaper as the dog sniffed under some bushes in London.<ref>[[The Sunday Times]] ''Illustrated History of Football'' Reed International Books Limited. 1996. p.133 {{ISBN|1-85613-341-9}}</ref> The FA commissioned a replica cup in case the original cup was not found in time. This replica, as well as Pickles' collar, is held at the [[National Football Museum]] in Manchester, where it is on display.<ref>{{cite book |last=Atherton |first=Martin |year=2008 |title=The Theft of the Jules Rimet Trophy: The Hidden History of the 1966 World Cup |publisher=Meyer & Meyer Verlag |page=93 |isbn=9781841262277 |access-date=15 September 2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m7SbwNM4Y0sC&q=National+Football+Museum+1966+fifa+world+cup+replica&pg=PA93 |via=Google Books }}</ref>