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A tale of three stripes and family strife
By Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger
(Archive)
February 24, 2009
The other day I finally started reading a quite unusual book. It's unusual because it was written in English by a Dutch woman living in France about a German company-cum-family. It's also unusual because it's currently available under two different titles in English and also under two different titles in German, none of which corresponds to either of the English titles.
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On the eve of the 2006 World Cup in Germany a statue to Adi Dassler was unveiled in the town of Herzogenaurach by former German internationals (L-R) Uwe Seeler, Horst Eckel and Andreas Brehme.
The reason I had long meant to read this book, first published in 2005, is that I thought it would focus on one of my pet stories as regards German football (and, in fact, the world of sports in general) and would shed some light on a few mysteries.
Actually, I'm so fascinated by this story that I decided to give it quite some room when, eight years go, I sat down to write ''Tor!'' (Uli's seminal book on the history of German football), even though none of the people involved was a football player, coach or official.
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By Uli Hesse-Lichtenberger
(Archive)
February 24, 2009
The other day I finally started reading a quite unusual book. It's unusual because it was written in English by a Dutch woman living in France about a German company-cum-family. It's also unusual because it's currently available under two different titles in English and also under two different titles in German, none of which corresponds to either of the English titles.
GettyImagesOn the eve of the 2006 World Cup in Germany a statue to Adi Dassler was unveiled in the town of Herzogenaurach by former German internationals (L-R) Uwe Seeler, Horst Eckel and Andreas Brehme.
The reason I had long meant to read this book, first published in 2005, is that I thought it would focus on one of my pet stories as regards German football (and, in fact, the world of sports in general) and would shed some light on a few mysteries.
Actually, I'm so fascinated by this story that I decided to give it quite some room when, eight years go, I sat down to write ''Tor!'' (Uli's seminal book on the history of German football), even though none of the people involved was a football player, coach or official.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...europe&cc=3888
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