The thieves had apparently made their way up to the first floor where the Trophy was displayed, removed a padlock from the back of the glass case to gain access to the Trophy, taken it and made their getaway the way they had come.
During all this activity, none of the guards had heard or seen anything to arouse their suspicions. Although front-page news, the story of the stolen Trophy did not attract many column inches, and on some days in the coming week did not feature at all. A news blackout was imposed by the police because of events taking place behind the scenes.
Follow the instructions. Instructions for payment of the ransom would then be given in a phone call to Mears, and the Trophy would be returned by taxi on Friday.
The note also warned that if no reply had been given by then, the Trophy would be melted down; the same action would be taken if the police or press were informed of the ransom demand. Mears ignored the warning about contacting the police and arranged to meet Detective Inspector Charles Buggy of the Flying Squad, to whom he handed the section of the Trophy and the ransom demand.
Mears was asked to place the advertisement in the newspaper on Thursday, March 24th. On police instructions, the bank assembled the ransom. Bundles of ordinary paper were used, with real notes only placed at either end. Whether anyone considered the possible repercussions if the deception was spotted is not recorded. Mears himself, though, was confined to bed with an angina attack, so when Jackson called, his wife took the call.
Jackson was uneasy with this change of arrangements, but after some further discussion, he finally agreed to exchange the ransom for the trophy. Buggy drove to the rendezvous, followed by various unmarked Flying Squad vehicles, including two officers posing as a courting couple. Arriving at the park, he stopped just inside the gates, where Jackson was to make contact. Buggy insisted that he would not hand over the money until he had seen the trophy, and he told Jackson that he was concerned that he was being set up to be robbed.
Jackson told him:. You will have to trust me and come with me for about a ten-minute drive, where I can pick up the Cup, show it to you and then you can give me the money. Buggy stopped to let the van pass, and Jackson, identifying the van from the distinctive barred windows at the rear, said he recognized it as the type used by the Flying Squad for undercover operations which indeed it was.
He became extremely nervous that there might be a radio in the van that could be summoning police to the scene. Having lost the van Jackson relaxed a little, but the car remained under observation by another police vehicle containing four plain clothes Flying Squad officers. He then told Buggy to turn off, stop and wait while he retrieved the trophy, which he said would take about five minutes. Buggy watched as Jackson left the car and began to walk along St Agnes Place, Kennington, and as he did so, the van reappeared and stopped right in front of him.
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Uruguay 2 times champions , 5. Argentina 2 times champions , 6. France 2 times champions , 7. England 1 time champions 8. Spain 1 time champions Here is a list of 28 fun and interesting World Cup facts to get you into the soccer spirit for the World Cup in Qatar: The World Cup in Qatar will mark the first time the tournament will be held in this county. This is the first time the host nation will make their World Cup debut in the same year since the second World Cup in A total of 3.
The World Cup has been played 21 times. Brazil holds the most titles with five. For the first time in the history of soccer, the World Cup was held in two different countries: South Korea and Japan. The oldest goalscorer in the World Cup was Roger Milla, who was 42 in when he scored a goal for Cameroon against Russia. It is rumored that India withdrew from the tournament as they were not allowed to play barefoot.
All of the venues for the World Cup are within a 55 km radius of each other, making it the most compact World Cup since the inaugural tournament in One of the venues for the World Cup, Fisht Stadium in Sochi , was the same stadium that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies at the Winter Games. The first World Cup was played in The World Cup trophy went missing for 7 days in when it was stolen just prior to the tournament.
The distance between the easternmost host city in the World Cup Ekaterinburg and the westernmost host city Kaliningrad was over 1, miles. The World Cup will be the first winter World Cup in the northern hemisphere. The tournament will take place in November and December to avoid the intense heat of the Qatari summer.
The average attendance per game at the World Cup was over 47, fans! The highest scoring game in the World Cup history was in when Austria defeated Switzerland The Italians have had the most number of draws in the World Cup history with Of all the countries that have appeared in the World Cup, Indonesia has played the least number of matches — just one in Mexico has the most World Cup losses 27 , though they do also have 16 wins and 14 draws.
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But in the s, the game was facing a transition to professionalism that wasn't consistent with the Olympic spirit. The decision of arranging the first edition was officially declared on May 26, The first official World Cup was played in Uruguay , and since when the tournament has been held every fourth year with exceptions for interruption due to the Second World War.
There were, however, unofficial pre-FIFA World Cups already in the late s, in a time when only few national teams existed. Another unofficial "world cup" arranged before was Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy held in and
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