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What does ‘Jules Rimet still gleaming’ mean in Three Lions?
IT'S that time again for England supporters to bellow out the popular Three Lions anthem at another major tournament.
England fans will be hoping that their vocal cords will finally push the team to bring football home as they head out to Germany for Euro 2024 this summer.
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Everyone will be singing the iconic song this summer as Gareth Southgate's brave lions do us proud and the pubs fill up and down the country.
But 'Jules Rimet still gleaming' is one part of the chorus which still confuses a lot of fans.
And SunSport is here to clear up what exactly this means.
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What does Jules Rimet still gleaming mean in Three Lions?
'Jules Rimet still gleaming' is reference to the original World Cup trophy which was lifted by England legend Sir Bobby Moore after the Three Lions' monumental win over West Germany in 1966.
It was named after the man who was the third FIFA president and Rimet is the longest-serving president in the organisation's history having held the position from 1921 until 1954.
The Frenchman was one of the masterminds behind the first ever World Cup, which was held in Uruguay in 1930, and it was renamed in Rimet's honour after he sadly in 1956 at the age of 83.
There has been a lot of controversy around the Jules Rimet trophy as it was allegedly stolen from a display case in the headquarters of the Brazilian football association in 1984.
And it was also stolen before England's 1966 World Cup win which led to a nationwide police investigation before it was famously discovered by Pickles the dog.
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Of course this summer England will be fighting to win the Euros and not the World Cup, but that won't change the lyrics that fans will belt out from beer gardens all over the nation.
England's route to the Euro 2024 final
ENGLAND began their Euros final campaign in Germany on June 16.
The team topped Group C despite only winning one match.
But that's all behind them now as they prepare to take on Spain in the final on July 14.
Here's their route to the final:
June 16 - vs Serbia: England win 1-0 with a goal from Jude Bellingham in the 13th minute.
June 20 - vs Denmark: Ended 1-1 after Harry Kane's 18th minute strike was cancelled out by Morten Hjulmand.
June 25 - vs Slovenia: The match ended goalless but England topped the group with five points.
June 30 - vs Slovakia: In the last 16 clash Jude Bellingham saved England from being knocked out with a 91st minute equaliser. In extra time Harry Kane secured the win for the Three Lions.
July 6 - vs Switzerland: The quarter-final ended 1-1 after extra time with Bukayo Saka's reply to Breel Embolo's strike. England won 5-3 on penalties.
July 10 - vs Netherlands: Another last gasp goal - this time by Ollie Watkins - saw England head into the final against Spain. Harry Kane scored from the spot to cancel out Xavi Simons' 9th minute goal.
July 14 - vs Spain: England are in their first final on foreign soil and will be hoping to see off the challenge of Spain who won the Euros in 1964, 2008 and 2012.
What are the Three Lions song lyrics?
[Spoken]
I think it's bad news for the English game"
We're not creative enough, and we're not positive enough"
It's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming
Football's coming home
[Spoken]
"We'll go on getting bad results, getting bad results, getting bad results, getting bad results"
It's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming
Football's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming
Football's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming
Football's coming home
Everyone seems to know the score
They've seen it all before,
They just know
They're so sure
That England's gonna throw it away,
Gonna blow it away
But I know they can play
'Cos I remember...
Three Lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming
So many jokes, so many sneers
But all those oh-so-nears
Wear you down
Through the years,
But I still see that
Tackle by Moore
And when Lineker scored
Bobby belting the ball
And Nobby dancing!
Three Lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming.
Commentary -
England have done it, in the last minute of extra time.
What a save, Gordon Banks
Good old England, England who couldn't play football
England have got it in the bag.
I know that was then
But it could be again
It's coming home
It's coming
Football's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming home
It's coming
Football's coming home
Commentary -
England have done it
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It's coming
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Jules Rimet still gleaming (Football's coming home)
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Thirty years of hurt (It's coming home)
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Never stopped me dreaming (Football's coming home)
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Three lions on a shirt (It's coming home)
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Jules Rimet still gleaming (Football's coming home)
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Thirty years of hurt (It's coming home)
(It's coming)
Never stopped me dreaming (Football's coming home)
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Three lions on a shirt (It's coming home)
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Jules Rimet still gleaming (Football's coming home)
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Thirty years of hurt (It's coming home)
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Never stopped me dreaming (Football's coming home)
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