The esteem in which Trautmann was held in the blue half of Manchester, and indeed across English football, was all the more remarkable given that he had arrived in Britain 11 years before as a ...

Manchester City is remembering one of its most famous sons, Bert Trautmann, today on what would have been his 100th birthday. Iconic goalkeeper Trautmann was born a century ago on this day in 1923 and ...

Bert Trautmann, one of the greatest Manchester City goalkeepers of all time and a true Club legend, has passed away aged 89 his son has today confirmed. Former Prisoner of War Trautmann made 545 ...

FRANKFURT — Bert Trautmann, a former German World War II prisoner of war who became Manchester City's goalkeeper and helped the team win the FA Cup despite a broken neck for the last 17 minutes of the ...

Trautmann is the epitome of heroism, breaking his neck and playing on in the 1956 FA Cup final - and now his story is being told on the big screen, from World War Two to his love interest “WHAT’S the ...

Who would believe a story in which a former Nazi becomes the star goalkeeper for Manchester City? I mean, how likely is it that Man City fans, many of whom are Jewish, could forgive such a man? Answer ...

Bert Trautmann begins looking a little bored when the broken neck is mentioned. After spending almost an hour discussing Nazism, the horror of war, antisemitism and failed relationships with ...