Jules Rimet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.

The Jules Rimet Cup was the original trophy of the FIFA World Cup. Originally called "Victory", but generally known simply as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, it was renamed in 1946 to honour the FIFA President Jules Rimet, who in 1929 passed a vote to initiate the competition.

Jul 11, 2018 · Who is Jules Rimet? The Frenchman was the third ever president of FIFA. Born in 1873, he helped to found the organisation in 1904 and was instrumental in setting up international tournaments...

Feb 12, 2019 · Through his staunchly Catholic beliefs, Jules Rimet conceived the idea of a football World Cup that would spread his values of integration

But for all his many achievements, it is as the father of the FIFA World Cup™ that Jules Rimet is best remembered. And given his extraordinary devotion to the global finals, he is...

Jules Rimet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.

Jules Rimet (French pronunciation: [ʒyl ʁimɛ]; 14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator. He was the 3rd President of FIFA from 1921 to 1954. He is FIFA's longest-serving president, in office for 33 years.

On 21 June 1930, Jules Rimet, his FIFA delegation, and the teams of Romania, France and Belgium set sail for Uruguay on board the SS Conte Verde, starting a journey that would take two weeks, arriving just in time for the first game on 13 July.

Jul 15, 2018 · The Jules Rimet trophy was designed by Abel Lafleur comprising of a decagonal cup, supported by a winged figure representing Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory.

But who was Jules Rimet? And how did a man who never played football (his sports were fencing and running) come to invent a competition that transformed football into the international business...