German Football Picture of The Century and Controversy
Uwe Seeler has been immortalized in a famous picture, voted as Photo of the Century by the German Kicker football sport magazine. It shows him seemingly devastated by the 1966 World Cup Finals loss, walking off the pitch hunched over. Remarkable is the fact that a band is playing in the background.
However, there is controversy when exactly the picture was taken. According to one source, the photo was taken after the final whistle, because the band played God Save the Queen to greet Queen Elizabeth, who was going to give the trophy to the English squad; thus Seeler was really heartbroken. In 2009 Seeler released an English version of his autobiography.
Either way, Seeler's picture remains one of the most famous in German football history.
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