Rimet

Rimet is a French surname. The most prominent bearer is Jules Rimet (1874–1956), a French football administrator who served as president of FIFA from 1921 to 1954. Rimet was a driving force behind international football and the creation of a world championship for national teams. In 1930 he organized the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay and oversaw the competition's early expansion.

To honor his role, FIFA named the original World Cup trophy the Jules Rimet Trophy. This trophy was awarded to the World Cup champions from 1930 to 1970. After Brazil won a third title in 1970, they were allowed to keep the trophy permanently under the competition's rules at the time. The Jules Rimet Trophy remained in Brazil until it was stolen in 1983 and has since not been recovered.

A new trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, was introduced for the 1974 tournament and continues to be awarded today. The name Rimet remains associated with the early development and global spread of the World Cup and is sometimes used in historical contexts to refer to the trophy itself.