Hero or Traitor? Ernest Wilimowski, a Long-Dead Soccer Star, Is Revived, and Reviled. NYT | Top Stories By: Andrew Higgins 8 June 2025 at 12:01 Efforts in the Polish region of Silesia to honor Ernest Wilimowski, a local star who played for the national teams of both Poland and Nazi Germany, are raising tricky questions about national loyalty and betrayal. © Maciek Nabrdalik for The New York TimesPeople walking by a mural of Ernest Wilimowski in May in Chorzow, Poland.