A media installation with film, photography, sounds, and original audio immerses the audience in the seventies. That time when Netzer, born in 1944 in Mönchengladbach, stirred up the previously dull Bundesliga as a revolutionary with a casual lifestyle and long hair. As a central figure of the "Fohlenelf" of Borussia Mönchengladbach, he won the German championship with the team in 1970 and 1971. The DFB Cup victory in 1973, coupled with his legendary self-substitution and the winning goal in the final, marks another highlight of his career, which later took him to Real Madrid and the Grasshoppers Zurich. Even after the end of his active time as a footballer, he made an impact as a manager of Hamburger SV and as an ARD expert.

The exhibition at the German Football Museum, staged in cooperation with his home club Borussia Mönchengladbach, presents numerous exhibits that bring Netzer's glorious career back to life. A surprise for long-time Borussia fans are the mostly unpublished works of the Japanese sports photographer Masahide Tomikoshi, who has captured many of Netzer's appearances at Borussia Mönchengladbach and Real Madrid with his camera.

In the museum's "Legends" podcast, its director Manuel Neukirchner reflects on Netzer's life path in conversation with him over four episodes. Also featured are companions such as Wolfgang Overath, Rainer Bonhof, and Paul Breitner.