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.

3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

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