The NDR and the first broadcast the funeral service for Uwe Seeler in the Volksparkstadion live on TV, on the Internet and on the radio. The virtual book of condolence is open until late in the evening. Seeler died on July 21 at the age of 85.
The memorial event in the Volkspark is open to the public. Because of the crowds, the stadium was opened earlier than originally planned. Four prominent speakers, led by Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher, will give mourning speeches at the farewell to football legend Uwe Seeler in the Volksparkstadion. Bernd Neuendorf, President of the German Football Association (DFB), HSV Sports Director Jonas Boldt and actor Olli “Dittsche” Dittrich, HSV fan and friend of the Seeler family, will also speak at the one-hour ceremony.
The relatives of the honorary captain of the German national soccer team have put together a music program in which pianist Joja Wendt and the Hamburg Seamen’s Choir will take part.
Virtual condolence book reopened
The funeral service begins at 2 p.m. and is expected to last an hour. NDR is now broadcasting live on TV and on NDR.de. The first broadcasts live from 1:59 p.m. to 3 p.m. NDR Info reports on the radio from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in a full report. The virtual book of condolence is open until late in the evening. Thousands of mourners had already shown their sympathy shortly after the death of Hamburg’s honorary citizen
Scholz and Tschentscher among the guests
Around a thousand guests are invited to the funeral service, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD). “A legend died with Uwe Seeler. He shaped and promoted German football like no other,” said deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner, quoting Scholz: “Uwe Seeler is not only a great footballer, but also a great person gone. Us Uwe, he will be missed.”
Letter from Beckenbauer: “It was a great honor for me”
From afar, Franz Beckenbauer said goodbye to the Hamburg football icon. “Being able to play with you, my friend, in the German national team was a great honor for me, who is nine years younger than me,” wrote the 76-year-old world champion from 1974 in a letter published by the “Hamburger Abendblatt”. “On Wednesday, the Volkspark is all yours. Football Hamburg is honoring a great German and a person with a memorial service.” For health reasons, he will only watch the ceremony on television.
The Seeler family asks for donations instead of flowers
The stadium guests are asked to refrain from floral decorations in favor of a donation for the Uwe-Seeler-Foundation. According to the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the funeral service was prepared in close consultation with the family and with the participation of HSV and DFB.
Funeral service in the Michel would have been possible
Since the former centre-forward was awarded honorary citizenship in his native town in 2003, a funeral service in Hamburg’s Michel would have been possible at the family’s request. Further honors for “Us Uwe” are already being prepared. HSV investor Klaus-Michael Kühne, who currently holds the naming rights to the Volksparkstadion, has already discussed renaming it to the Uwe-Seeler-Stadion.
It would also be conceivable to rename the east stand, from which the former top scorer had followed HSV games for decades. There are also plans to name a street near the stadium after the honorary captain of the German national soccer team. In this case, however, a regulation applies in Hamburg, according to which such a renaming must be postponed until at least two years after the death of the person to be honored.
Program Notes
- 1.30 – 3.30 p.m.: Farewell to Uwe Seeler – funeral service in the Volksparkstadion; live on NDR television and in the live stream at NDR.de/sportschau.de; live stream with sign language; Live stream with audio description
- 1:59 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Funeral service live on the first
- 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Funeral service live on NDR Info (radio)
- 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: NDR 90.3 with live broadcast in the Volksparkstadion
- 3.30 p.m. – 4 p.m. (TV): One heart and one soul – Ilka and Uwe Seeler in an interview
- 8-9 p.m.: NDR 90.3 special broadcast
- 8:15 p.m. – 9 p.m.: NDR Info Extra (TV): Farewell to Uwe Seeler
- NDR 2 reports in the “NDR 2 Morgen” and in the “NDR 2 Updates” in the daily program
HVV tips for getting there
The HVV recommends alternative routes for the journey to the Volksparkstadion, since due to construction work between Altona and Elbgaustrasse, buses are currently operating instead of S-Bahn trains. Shuttle buses to the arena are provided from the Hagenbecks Tierpark underground station and from the Othmarschen S-Bahn station.
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NDR Info | 08/10/2022 | 1:30 p.m
