World Cup winners receive replica trophy, not original prize

Original Jules Rimet Trophy was permanently awarded to Brazil after its 3rd title in 1970, while current FIFA World Cup Trophy has been in use since 1974

World Cup winners receive replica trophy, not original prize

Original Jules Rimet Trophy was permanently awarded to Brazil after its 3rd title in 1970, while current FIFA World Cup Trophy has been in use since 1974

Israel extends detention of Palestinian women’s national football player Rand Halawani

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Ethnosport: The memory of sport, the resistance of culture

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World Cup winners receive replica trophy, not original prize

Original Jules Rimet Trophy was permanently awarded to Brazil after its 3rd title in 1970, while current FIFA World Cup Trophy has been in use since 1974

World Cup winners receive replica trophy, not original prize

Original Jules Rimet Trophy was permanently awarded to Brazil after its 3rd title in 1970, while current FIFA World Cup Trophy has been in use since 1974

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