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 ...

Uwe Seeler, one of Germany’s greatest soccer players and arguably the world’s best striker of his era, who captained West Germany in their dramatic and controversial 1966 World Cup final ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shoulders slumped and head bowed, Uwe Seeler appeared disconsolate ... he helped Hamburg become German champions in 1960, in addition to claiming a hat-trick in the German Cup final success ...