Lehmann's secret World Cup sheet to raise funds for charity
First Published: Nov 07, 2006
German international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann trys to catch a ball during a traning session of Germany's national football team in Kuehlungsborn in October 2006. Lehmann has revealed that he plans to sell the secret penalty shootout note from the World Cup quarter-final win over Argentina with the funds going to a charity for sick children.
Arsenal's German international goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has revealed that he plans to sell the secret penalty shootout note from the World Cup quarter-final win over Argentina with the funds going to a charity for sick children.
The auction will take place in Berlin on December 16 with television channel ZDF following proceedings.
Lehmann was the hero for Germany in the quarter-final win over Argentina saving two penalties from Roberto Ayala and Esteban Cambiasso.
It later came to light that goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke had given Lehmann a secret sheet of paper with advice on all of Argentina's penalty takers and the note stole the headlines in the press.
Hosts Germany were eliminated 2-0 by eventual winners Italy in the World Cup semi-final and had to settle for third after defeating Portugal in the play-off.
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