Uwe Seeler, left, was captain of the West Germany side that lost to England in the 1966 World Cup final Former Germany striker Uwe Seeler, one of the greatest players in his country's footballing ...

German great Uwe Seeler has died at the age of 85. Seeler scored 43 goals in 72 games to make him Germany’s seventh greatest goalscorer and played in four World Cups – 1958, 1962, 1966 ...

Born in 1936 as the third child of Erwin Seeler, who was one of Germany's best footballers in the pre-war era, Uwe Seeler joined Hamburger SV in 1946, and would spent virtually his entire career ...

He led West Germany to the 1966 World Cup, but his teams never won a title. Pele included him on his list of the world’s premier living players. By The Associated Press Uwe Seeler, who led West ...

Seeler got a hat-trick against ... The current Germany head coach Hansi Flick was another to recognise the influence of a man who was affectionately referred to as Uns Uwe (Our Uwe).

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Former West Germany and Hamburger SV forward Uwe Seeler is to have an operation to repair a broken hip after a bad fall at home. “The honorary captain of the German ...

German football legend Uwe Seeler has died at the age of 85. Seeler played in the 1966 World Cup final against England and scored 43 goals in 72 games for West Germany.

BERLIN (AP) — Uwe Seeler, who led West Germany to the 1966 World Cup final as captain of the national team, died on Thursday. He was 85. Regarded as one of Germany’s best-ever players ...