Seth posted this footage of a man allegedly trying to steal the World Cup (that’s right, the trophy) at the 2010 Fifa World Cup final at Soccer City on July 11.

Some of you were kind enough to point out that “a man” was actually Jimmy Jump, a 34 year old professional pitch invader and downright flamboyant Spaniard.

Jimmy Jump’s real name is Juame Marquet Cot, and apparently his main intention was to place a barretina on the shiny scalp of the trophy – the red beany-like hat is a spanish symbol of freedom, liberty, and presumably, naked running.

What’s more, all indications are that this last stunt was Jimmy’s final Jump, and he’s hanging up his barretina for good.

With that in mind, please enjoy an overview of Jimmy’s illustrious jumping career.

2004

• Ran onto the pitch during the UEFA final between Greece and Portugal, Jimmy, a Barcelona FC fan, threw a Barcelona flag at the Portuguese captain Figo.
• Ran through the starting lane at the Spanish Grand Prix

2005

• Invaded the pitch at the UEFA semifinal between Liverpool and Chelsea.

2006

• Made an appearance on the grass at the UEFA Champions League semi final between Villarreal and Arsenal, where he tossed a Barcelona jersey at Arsenal striker Thierry Henry. It had Henry’s name and number printed on the back. Henry joined Barca with the same number teh following year.

2007

• Invaded the pitch at the Champions League final between Milan and Liverpool, he ran onto the pitch holding a flag.
• Invaded the pitch at the start of the second half of the 2007 Rugby World Cup final between England and South Africa.

2008

• Invaded the pitch at the UEFA Euro semi final match between Germany and Turkey in Basel, Switzerland. This time he had a Tibetan flag and wore a t-shirt with an inscription “Tibet is not China.”

• Jimmy entered the stadium in a La Liga match between Barcelona and Racing de Santander. He was finally caught by Samuel Eto’o. But Jimmy got a hat on him, too.

2009

• Got a barretina onto the precious head of Roger Federer at the Roland Garros tennis tournament in France. He faced up to a year in jail for ruining the Fed’s hair-do.

2010

• During the Eurovision Song Contest in Norway, Jimmy invaded the stage during the Spanish performance of Daniel Diges and took part in the choreography. Beautiful.

• His finale: The FIFA World Cup Final. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final in South Africa between the Netherlands and Spain, Jimmy Jump invaded the pitch and tried to place a red barretina on the World Cup trophy, before he took a smack to the chops.

Thank you Jimmy, you crazy Spanish SOB.

Visit JimmyJump.com, or mail him directly.

You can also follow Jimmy on Facebook.

[Source : Wiki; JimmyJump.com; News24]

[Thanks, Clint!]