Germany No. 1 appeared 'Wer wird millionar?' on Thursday, and proved he can do more than keep clean sheets as he came within one question of winning the lot

€500,000 for charity before calling it quits. The final,

€1 million question, was: "To Nurnberg's Martin Benhaim, we owe the oldest surviving...?"



The options were: A: compass; B: slide rule; C: globe; D: magnetic compass.



After having a think, Neuer opted not to risk his earnings: "Now's the end of the gamble," he said, ending his impressive run. The correct answer was C.











How do you stay up to date with football when on the move? With http://m.goal.com – your best source for mobile coverage of the beautiful game. Other celebrity contestants included singer Maite Kelly and comedian Michael Mittermeier, both of whom won €125,000, and actress Gaby Koster who claimed €64,000.