Whilst Beckenbauer comments about the backward playing style of the England team his 1966 team mate Uwe Seeler is celebrated by the whole country with a special Horn named in his honour. Even Becks is not a reference to the fshion football icon but referes to a popular German beer. Initial rumours had it that the US used oil from the gulf or Mexico to grease op the ball in an unobserved moment but it has now become clear that the UK goalkeeper got frightened by the spirit of Uwe Seeler appearing in front of him amplified by the hoot of several thousand "Vuvu Seelers".
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Spirits of 1966 haunting the Enlish goalkeeper
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