3099 - Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Manuel Neuer is the goalkeeper and captain for Bayern Munich and the German national team. He was named best goalkeeper of the decade from 2011-2020 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

Neuer started his professional career with Schalke 04 II (reserve team) from 2004-2008, and Schalke 04 from 2006-2011. He made 156 appearances for Schalke 04. In 2011 he signed a five year contract with Bayern Munich. Supporters of Bayern were unhappy with Bayern signing a Schalke goalkeeper. Neuer would win them over by breaking Bayern's record for clean sheets and going over 1000 minutes without conceding a goal.

Neuer was the keeper in the 2014 final of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Germany won their fourth World Cup with a 1-0 win over Argentina. Mario Götze scored in the 113' of the game. Extra time is not sudden death, or a "golden goal" so they game continued. Lionel Messi had a chance late in the game, but his shot sailed over the crossbar.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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