World Cup winner Mario Götze's boots to go under hammer to help refugees

[Ian Smith son]

Bayern Munich’s Mario Goetze, whose extra-time goal gave Germany victory over Argentina in last year's World Cup final, will raise funds to help Germany's refugees and migrants by auctioning his

boots embroidered with the hashtag '#refugeeswelcome'.

The 23-year-old scored Bayern Munich's second goal while wearing the embroidered lucky boots in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Olympiakos in Group F of the Champions League. Goetze wore the same boots

again in Saturday's Bundesliga match, in which Bayern Munich beat Darmstadt 3-0.

"Away game at unbeaten Darmstadt and we want three points," Goetze wrote on his Facebook and Twitter.

"I'm gonna play with my #refugeeswelcome shoes again, which will be auctioned at the end of September," he added.

As Europe's refugee crisis looms large, dubbed the worst since WW2, Germany’s biggest football club has generously offered help. Earlier this month, Bayern Munich promised to host training camps for

kids, providing them with food, German lessons and football equipment.

The German champions have also pledged €1 million ($1.1 million) to help ease the plight of asylum seekers flocking to Germany.

Other German teams have also reached out. Arminia Bielefeld offered 500 tickets for a match on September 12. The tickets were reportedly sold out within two hours. Borussia Dortmund invited 220 asylum

seekers to watch a Europa League match in late August, while Mainz gave out 200 free tickets for their home match against Hannover.

Last week, the German Football Association (DFB) announced a three-year extension to their “1-0 for a welcome” program, which sees some 600 clubs involved in projects to integrate immigrants through

football, AFP reported.

All 36 teams in Germany's top two leagues decided to wear "We're helping! #refugeeswelcome" logos on their shirts this weekend to encourage fans to help asylum seekers.

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