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Through his staunchly Catholic beliefs, Jules Rimet conceived the idea of a football World Cup that would spread his values of integration Aidan Williams 12/02/2019 14/01/2019
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Jules Rimet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 - 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954.He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years. He...
Jules Rimet elected FIFA President 100 years ago today. Frenchman served in the role for a record 33 years. He was the driving force behind the FIFA World Cup's formation. One hundred years ago today, FIFA elected its third President. He would...
It will always be "the Jules Rimet trophy" which was held aloft by Bobby Moore at Wembley in July 1966. This absurdly small, winged statuette was stolen in London in the run-up to the 1966 World ...
The ambitious Rimet was driven by the idea of setting up a competition run solely by FIFA that would showcase football across the world and bring it together. It was a big dream for a man from humble beginnings. Born on 14 October 1873 in...
Rimet, Jules (1873-1956) (1873-1956)The creator of the football World Cup, Frenchman Jules Rimet was president of world football's governing body the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) from 1921 to 1954. It was this self-made...
.Jules Rimet grew up living with his grandfather. He discovered football at age 11. A conscientious student, he became a lawyer, and in 1898 founded a Christian, republican, and democratic newspaper, "La Revue".
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Since 1974, football world champions have been presented with the new version called the FIFA World Cup trophy. Sculptors from seven countries sent in 53 submissions for the new design but eventually, it was commissioned to Italian artist Silvio...
Football administrators can, in many ways, be likened to senior civil servants, Footnote 1 as both categories of people are motivated by the desire to further a specific domain, without necessarily bringing about political change, and they achieve this...
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