By Chrysanthus Ikeh
Germany’s World Cup winner, Mario Gotze, whose left footed strike helped his country condemn Argentina to a 1 – 0 defeat at the final match of the 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil had the boot auctioned, raising 2m euros for A Heart For Children charity in Germany.
At the recently held Gala for the Charity, The charity treasurer. Niko Knochenhauer was quoted on Daily Mail saying:
‘I would not have dreamed. Two million – that’s a huge sum. The good thing is that it is for a good cause… and not just for the shoe’
Speaking with German website Bild, the Bayern Munich striker confirmed that since he wore the boot at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil he hasn’t washed the boot: ‘I have never washed the boot. It is still in the same condition as it was in Rio, when I left the stadium with it, ‘There is still grass on it. I have never put the boot on after the final. I kept it safe at my house.’
Mario Gotze’s only goal against Argentina which earned Germany the 2014 World Cup in Brazil became the most important kick in German football for 24 years.
