This week's Tidbit Tuesday takes us to The World Cup. We are a week into soccer's biggest worldwide tournament and fans from around the world already love what they see. Each country is battling for the prestige FIFA World Cup trophy. But did you know the trophy has been stolen twice,
The Original trophy was called the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in England in 1966 and was held for ransom and later found wrapped in newspaper next to a dog named Pickles. Pickles became so popular that he was awarded a silver medal. The trophy was stolen again in 1980 in Rio De Janeiro and was never found. FIFA then had to make the trophy we have today.
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