The World Cup in South Africa kicks off on the 11th June. To mark this event, June's object of the month is Everton's 1966 Jules Rimet trophy.
The Jules Rimet trophy was awarded to winners of the World Cup between 1930 and 1970. The trophy, originally named 'Victory', but later renamed in honour of former FIFA President Jules Rimet depicts Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.
A full-size replica of the trophy was made by the FA in 1966 after the trophy was stolen. A dog called Pickles recovered the trophy in a garden in London seven days after it went missing.
Brazil won the trophy outright in 1970. It was replaced by The FIFA World Cup trophy which is still used today. The original Jules Rimet trophy was stolen again in Brazil in 1984 but this time was never recovered.
In 1966 this smaller replica Jules Rimet trophy was presented to Everton by FIFA to thank the Club for hosting World Cup matches at Goodison Park. Five matches were played at Goodison in the 1966 tournament:
Group stage:
Brazil (2) v (0) Bulgaria
Hungary (3) v (1) Brazil
Portugal (3) v (1) Brazil
Quarter-Final:
Portugal (5) v (3) Korea DPR
Semi-Final:
West Germany (2) v (1) Soviet Union
The original match schedule had England playing the Semi-Final at Goodison. However tournament organisers swapped the venue with England's Semi-Final against Portugal being played at Wembley instead.
This trophy is currently on display in the Everton One Store at Goodison Park.
See the trophy in more detail.
Everton's 1966 Jules Rimet trophy