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Last rest in the Ohlsdorf cemetery in Hamburg: floral decorations on Uwe Seeler's grave
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Farewell in the closest family circle: According to consistent media reports, soccer idol Uwe Seeler was buried in his hometown of Hamburg on Thursday.
The Hamburger SV professional, who died on July 21 at the age of 85, was buried at noon in the Ohlsdorf cemetery, reported the "Hamburger Abendblatt" and the "Bild" newspaper.
At the request of the relatives, the funeral was "quiet, quiet and dignified," wrote the "Abendblatt."
The official funeral service for Uwe Seeler next Wednesday will take place in the 57,000-seat Hamburg Volksparkstadion, as Seeler is said to have wished.
Second division team HSV also plays their home games there.
Among the around a thousand invited guests at the funeral service are, among others, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Peter Tschentscher (both SPD), Scholz's successor as the first mayor of the Hanseatic city.
Funeral service will be televised
Chancellor Scholz had announced his participation in the funeral service for "Us Uwe" on Wednesday via a government spokesman.
"With Uwe Seeler, not only has a great footballer left us, but also a great person," said Olaf Scholz about the death of the football legend.
The Norddeutscher Rundfunk (1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.) and the first (1.59 p.m. to 3 p.m.) broadcast the funeral service for the HSV idol.
According to the Hamburg Senate, this will be prepared in close cooperation with the Seeler family and with the participation of HSV and the German Football Association (DFB).
Uwe Seeler had been an honorary citizen of the Hanseatic city since 2003.
Admission to the stadium is from 1 p.m., the funeral service begins at 2 p.m.
Guests at the funeral service are asked to refrain from floral decorations in favor of a donation to the Uwe-Seeler-Foundation.
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