The death of football legend Uwe Seeler first shook Germany, then the whole world. Some voices from abroad.
Soccer legend Uwe Seeler is dead. The 72-time national player and DFB honorary captain died on Thursday at the age of 85, as his former club Hamburger SV confirmed, citing the Seelers family. The international press also reported about it.
Great Britain
“The Guardians”: “Uwe Seeler, the indomitable striker who was Germany’s captain in the 1966 World Cup final against England. Seeler, who died at the age of 85, has played for his country at four World Cups. (…) Before the elegant and technical In the era of Franz Beckenbauer, he represented the traditional strengths of German football: power, high morale, commitment and an indomitable will to win.”
Italy
Gazzetta dello Sport: “Farewell to Uwe Seeler, a myth of German football dies at the age of 85. One of the best European strikers of all time is leaving: he was captain of the German team that lost the 1966 World Cup final and one of the most important figures in the history of Hamburg.”
“La Republica”: “Uwe Seeler is dead, one of the legends of German football. He was 85 years old and one of the greatest goalscorers in football. (…) Tore and Seeler, that was an inseparable connection.”
Switzerland
“View”: “Sad news from Germany. Soccer legend Uwe Seeler is dead. (…) Seeler is considered the greatest HSV player in history. He has played over 580 games for Hamburg and scored almost 500 goals. For the German national team he is Appeared 72 times, he kicked four times at a World Cup. As captain, he lost the legendary World Cup final against England at Wembley with Germany in 1966. (…) Seeler was down-to-earth, always a role model, straightforward, open-hearted.”