IT’S almost that time again for England supporters to bellow out the popular Three Lions anthem at another World Cup.
English fans will be hoping that their vocal cords will finally push the team to bring football’s most prestigious trophy home.
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.
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 organisations 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.
When is England’s first World Cup fixture?
England get their 2022 World Cup campaign underway on Monday, November 21.
The Three Lions will be taking on Iran in Group B at the Khalifa International Sports Stadium.
Kick-off is scheduled to get underway from 1pm UK time – 3pm local time.
Gareth Southgate has until the deadline of Sunday, November 13 to submit his squad for the prestigious competition.
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
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)
Three lions on a shirt (It’s coming home)
(It’s coming)
Jules Rimet still gleaming (Football’s coming home)
(It’s coming home)
Thirty years of hurt (It’s coming home)
(It’s coming)
Never stopped me dreaming (Football’s coming home)
(It’s coming home)
Three lions on a shirt (It’s coming home)
(It’s coming)
Jules Rimet still gleaming (Football’s coming home)
(It’s coming home)
Thirty years of hurt (It’s coming home)
(It’s coming)
Never stopped me dreaming (Football’s coming home)
(It’s coming home)
Three lions on a shirt (It’s coming home)
(It’s coming)
Jules Rimet still gleaming (Football’s coming home)
(It’s coming home)
Thirty years of hurt (It’s coming home)
(It’s coming)
Never stopped me dreaming (Football’s coming home)
