THE two villains suspected of masterminding the theft of the World Cup in 1966 have remained under the radar for 56 years.
But as Gareth Southgate and his England squad prepare to bring it home again, The Sun unmasks the crooks who attempted one of the past century’s most notorious thefts.
We can reveal how crooked Hatton Garden diamond dealer Gerald Sattin and underworld fence Bernard “The Pole” Makowski were strongly suspected of being architects of the plot to steal the Jules Rimet trophy.
Our investigations also expose how the pair – both now dead – escaped scot free after an apparent Downing Street deal to retrieve the cup.
Historic confidential police intelligence documents list both men as associates of Edward Betchley, the only one of the three to be convicted of the theft of the cup from a display case at an exhibition in London.