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Offline frank

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Der Hammer honoured
« on: October 09, 2011, 11:47:54 AM »
Thomas Hitzlsperger has been given a prestigious award in Germany for his stand against racism. The award, the Julius Hirsch Prize, is named after a Jewish footballer who played for Germany but was later banned for being Jewish and was killed at Auschwitz. Thomas is the first footballer to receive the award. It will be presented before Germany's game against Belgium on Tuesday.

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 12:19:12 PM »
So what did he do stand against racism to win the award ?
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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2011, 12:26:01 PM »
Quote from: Salsa Party Animal on October 09, 2011, 12:19:12 PM
So what did he do stand against racism to win the award ?
Frequent interviews deploring racism in football and also very prominent in a public campaign to combat right-wing extremism
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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2011, 12:54:23 PM »
Well done Tommy, would like to think his time in our cosmopolitan city rubbed off on him in more ways than just the accent.
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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2011, 01:39:51 PM »
Quote from: PercyN'thehood on October 09, 2011, 12:54:23 PM
Well done Tommy, would like to think his time in our cosmopolitan city rubbed off on him in more ways than just the accent.
One German newspaper said he matured as a footballer and a person in England
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Offline Chipsticks

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2011, 01:46:06 PM »
Brilliant news, congratulations to him.

I really wish we'd brought him in the Summer, cracking player and seems like a genuinely nice guy.
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Offline darren woolley

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2011, 02:03:48 PM »
Congratulations Always liked him top man.
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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2011, 03:04:55 PM »
Top man, hopefully he can continue the good work by firing screamers at the heads of racists in the crowd
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Offline Neil Hawkes

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2011, 05:17:09 PM »
Nice one Hitz
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Offline gervilla

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2011, 07:15:00 PM »
Well done Tommy.
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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2011, 07:26:41 PM »
Very well done!  And to be the first recipient as well implies that somebody in the German FA  recognised his contributions as work that they value and would like to continue - and encourage to spread.
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Offline Lambert and Payne

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2011, 08:44:59 PM »
Well done Tommy, cracking bloke and nice that your recognised for work outside football
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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2011, 09:36:23 PM »
Good lad.
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Offline The Left Side

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2011, 09:56:31 PM »
Nice one Tommy
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Offline willywombat

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Re: Der Hammer honoured
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2011, 11:10:27 PM »
Fair play to him, always came across as a thoroughly decent fella
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