Uwe Seeler captains West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final. Offside
The countless goals scored for both Hamburg and Germany by “Our Uwe”, who died in July, were matched by off-field charm as he became a national institution
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Arsenal goalkeeper Pat Jennings holds aloft the champagne presented to him to celebrate 1,000 appearances. Alamy
After a trophy-laden spell at White Hart Lane ended in shock relegation the supposedly declining Northern Ireland No 1 found a new lease of life at Highbury
The 29-year-old full-back’s sudden and avoidable death from polio in 1959 sparked a national clamour for inoculations and a dramatic fall in the number of cases of the disease
In both the domestic and international game, past glories are increasingly shown off on and around the badge – but it’s not always obvious exactly what achievements they denote
