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06/10/2006: "Germans give my World Cup campaign an early boost"

I'm not in the habit of winning competitions - particularly ones that rely solely on luck - but I've come up trumps with the German Tourist Board. I was informed on Friday, in an email from a lady called Jeanette Schuchmann, that I had won a football signed by none other than Sir Geoff Hurst MBE. Geoff, you may recall, has been busily promoting Deutschland as a great tourist destination with a poster campaign. "I had a ball in 1966...and so will you" etc.

I'm proud to give you a glimpse of my ball on these pages - as well as selection of other stuff the Germans have kindly sent me.