Jules Rimet trophy theft mystery

File photo dated 28/3/1966 of the recovered World Cup trophy viewed by Detective Chief Inspector William Little (left) and District Commander John Lawlor at Cannon Row police station, London. A London gangster and his brother were behind the notorious unsolved theft of the World Cup trophy just months before the 1966 tournament in England, it has been claimed. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday May 24, 2018. Sidney Cugullere, with the help of his brother Reg, stole the Jules Rimet trophy while it was on public exhibition at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, Reg's son Gary said. See PA story SPORT JulesRimet. Photo credit should read: PA Wire