#2: The Missing Trophy
Before England hosted the 1966 World Cup, the Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen while on display in London. Yes, the actual World Cup trophy vanished before the tournament, which is the kind of security failure that sounds invented by a nervous screenwriter. The theft caused a national panic, tabloid frenzy, and police hunt. For a few days, the most important object in soccer was missing somewhere in Britain, presumably feeling very underprotected.
