World Cup Trophy

BACKGROUND Info on how the World Cup was founded and about the trophy as well.

http://www.planetworldcup.com/

FIFA World Cup Trophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy

World Cup History Page - All about the World Cup history

Detailed information on every competition since 1930, including statistics, winners, stadiums, legends, design, and the Polish national team.

http://www.worldcup.isn.pl/

North End embraces World Cup soccer trophy - The Boston Globe

The World Cup soccer trophy came to Hanover Street in the North End yesterday, turning this already busy thoroughfare into a maze of electric blue fandom.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/10/05/north_end_embraces_world_cup_trophy/

People's Daily Online -- Italy plans domestic tour for World Cup ...

The World Cup trophy is to be presented to the public on a tour throughout Italy starting in April, Italian soccer federation said.

http://english.people.com.cn/200701/13/eng20070113_340805.html

FIFA.com - The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy

The FIFA World Cup Trophy has become the most sought after and most recognised sports prize in the world and can truly claim a universality unique to the sport of football.

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/marketingtv/marketing/fifaassets/trophy.html

FIFA.com - FIFA World Cup™ Trophy

With the Jules Rimet Cup now in the permanent possession of Brazil after their third World Cup™ triumph in Mexico City in 1970, FIFA commissioned a new trophy for the tenth World Cup™ in 1974. A ...

http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/history/worldcup/trophies.html

Asafa clocks 9.96 at T&T championships

The biggest trophy since then was the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa last year, which has spawned lucrative new tournaments for cricket's most condensed international form all over the world. ...

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20080622T220000-0500_137018_OBS_INDIA_CELEBRATE_SILVER_JUBILEE_OF______WORLD_CUP_TRIUMPH_OVER_WINDIES.asp

BBC SPORT | Football | World Cup 2002

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/default.stm

USATODAY.com - Anheuser-Busch apologizes for World Cup trophy flap

Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. apologized Friday to Boston soccer fans, including the city's mayor, for a misunderstanding about a FIFA World Cup trophy that fans had understood to be the one awarded to Italy. ...

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/worldcup/2006-10-07-world-cup-trophy_x.htm?csp=34