After what we went through in the war, football was our way back to life.
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Fritz Walter
Born in Kaiserslautern in 1920, Fritz Walter captained West Germany to the 'Miracle of Bern' at the 1954 World Cup, defeating the seemingly invincible Magical Magyars. Having survived Soviet prisoner-of-war camps after World War II, he restored hope and pride to a defeated nation. A man of lifelong loyalty to a single club, he represents an era's values.
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