The lonely struggle of Erwin Kostedde
How Germany's first black international footballer battled for recognition
When Franz Beckenbauer died last week, I was quite surprised to find how much that affected me personally. From conversations with other Germans, I gather I’m not the only one. Sure, he was 78 years …
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