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Manchester City to honour late keeper Trautmann

German-born Bert Trautmann will always be remembered for playing on with broken neck

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Bert Trautmann, who died last month at the age of 89, will be honoured. Photo: EPA
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Trautmann, an outstanding goalkeeper, is best remembered for playing on with a broken neck during Manchester City's 1956 FA Cup final win over Birmingham at Wembley.

His career was remarkable in several respects, with City's decision to sign Trautmann highly controversial as he had arrived in England as a prisoner of war, having been captured serving as a German paratrooper in Normandy shortly after the D-Day landings in the second world war.

But his 545 appearances for City between 1949 and 1964 were widely seen as doing much to improve Anglo-German relations after the war.

City said tomorrow's Premier League match against Newcastle at Eastlands would be dedicated to Trautmann, with a wreath laid before kick-off while the team will warm up in goalkeeping shirts with "Trautmann 1" written on the back.

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Players will also wear black armbands and fans are set to participate in a minute's applause.

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