Autor: Chapman Peter Chapman

Peter Chapman was brought up in Islington, north London. In the mid-1960s, he played in goal for Leyton Orient junior and colts teams. He was a correspondent for the BBC, Guardian and Observer in Central America and Mexico from 1981 to 1986. He covered two World Cups –­ Mexico 1986 and Italy 1990 – for ITV and is now a reporter, feature writer and editor at the Financial Times, where he plays five- and six-a-side football. He lives in south London, in West Norwood, where the stolen World Cup trophy was found in March 1966 by a local dog, Pickles, out for his evening walk.