30 for 30: Soccer Stories S1E6: Mysteries of the Rimet Trophy
- Aired: 2014-05-06
- Runtime: 30 minutes
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Overview
The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the World Cup winners from 1930 to 1970, is a prize shrouded in mystery, as the whereabouts of the original trophy is unknown. This film focuses on the trophy's first brush with crime – a Nazi plan to steal the Rimet Trophy from Italy during World War II – and Ottorino Baressi, an Italian soccer official who attempted to protect the valued prize.