TALES FROM FOOTBALL’S PAST KNOW YOUR HISTORY Have you ever heard about the time English football got itself in a bit of a pickle, and was saved THE DOG THAT by an unlikely four-legged hero? FOUND THE 1966 WORLD CUP! LONDON 1966 30 24/05/2018 15:42 k3_History_Pickles.indd 30 Have you ever heard about the 1. WORLD CUP EXCITEMENT time English football got itself in England has only ever hosted the when they won it in World Cup once, a bit of a pickle, and was saved didn’t have a trophy to lift, butafter they the very final! nearly Forget Geoff Hurst THE DOG THAT by an unlikely four-legged hero? , who scored a hat-trick in the final, or England skipper Bobby Moore tournament was a collie named. The real hero of the the most famous dog in footballPickles, who is now Let’s go back to . March England were preparing to host the, and World stadiums Cup that across summer. To add to the excitement, the shiny was put on public display in trophy central London . 2. BURGLAR ALARM! OnOn the second day of the exhibition, disaster struck. Security guards returned from a break to find that a sneaky thief had stolen the trophy and disappeared. The shocking news spread around the world. Two days later the chairman of the FA, who are in charge of football in England, received a letter. It was from the robbers, and said that if the chairman didn’t 3. WHAT A DOG’S DINNER pay a huge ransom, or went to the police, they would In south London, melt the gold trophy down. He was sniffing around,Pickles as the dogs dog do, when he found The chairman something interesting under a was out for a walk. handed the letter to pulled out a THE 1966 package hedge the police anyway, believe what he saw: the, unwrapped it and. His couldn’t owner and they investigated. back at him! The pair tookWorld it straight Cup totrophy the But soon someone had As the saviour of the World Cup, shining sniffed out what they a national hero – and a few months later so didpolice Pickles . were looking for! Moore, as he lifted that trophy at became attended a victory feast Wembley Bobby lifted Pickles up in front ofand, the from a balcony,. Both Moore Dinner with the team is not a bad way to celebrate celebrating your country’s crowds. WORLD CUP! World Cup Pickles lick his owner’s bowl win clean! – and they even let 31 k3_History_Pickles.indd 31 24/05/2018 15:42.