Oliver Kahn didn't develop a reputation as a fearsome competitor for nothing.

In a 21-year professional career he earned the nickname 'Der Titan' for his aggressive goalkeeping and a refusal to be beaten.

And that character trait has stood him in good stead even after he hung up his boots 11 years ago.

A story has emerged of Oliver Kahn saving every penalty in a charity shootout against children

A story has emerged from Tor!, a book focusing on the history of German football, and has been circulated on social media this week.

It claims that Kahn participated in a penalty shootout against a bunch of nine-year olds for charity.

Every time one of the children scored past the Bayern Munich and Germany legend, money would be donated to charity.

A noble cause, of course. Except Kahn refused to play ball.

As the story goes Kahn had no intention of losing and ended up saving every single shot fired his way during the shootout.

Twitter users rushed in their droves to praise the 'ruthless' mentality of the 49-year-old shot-stopping legend.

One said 'no mercy', while another wrote 'brutal'. One user praised his 'German mentality' while another wrote: 'this is the most Oliver Kahn thing I can think of'.

Kahn made 780 appearances over the course of his career, won eight Bundesliga titles, a Champions League and earned 86 international caps.



