German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78.
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Bayern Munich to light up Allianz Arena in honour of Franz Beckenbauer
Bayern Munich are to light up their Allianz Arena home in honour of Franz Beckenbauer.
My world will not be the same without Beckenbauer- Klopp
Liverpool's German manager Juergen Klopp paid tribute to Franz Beckenbauer on Tuesday, saying he was inspired by his country's World Cup-winning player and coach throughout his career.
Beckenbauer and Zagallo, footballing greats who attained excellence
It's a sad day in football when the beautiful game loses one of its brightest stars. It's tragic when it loses two in the space of a week.
Franz Beckenbauer The Stylish Kaiser Who Ruled German Football
Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has died at the age of 78. Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and as a coach, was known as the Kaiser, a title that fitted both his stylish and assured playing style and his natural leadership. "He was so elegant he wasn't really German," Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a team-mate and later fellow administrator at Bayern Munich, said in a profile on the Bundesliga's official website. "He just oozed class and quality."
Beckenbauer and Zagallo, footballing gods who attained excellence
It's a sad day in football when the beautiful game loses one of its brightest stars. It's tragic when it loses two in the space of a week.
Mischievous Celtic fanatic claims Rangers boast has him needing SURGERY as merciless Hotline seizes on Treble yell
Suddenly the arguments over a handball, a penalty and an offside could hardly seem more insignificant after the football world was rocked by the death of the great Franz Beckenbauer. Der Kaiser’s passing at the age of 78 on Monday brought plenty of perspective to a Hotline badly in need of cooling off.
Franz Beckenbauer gave me starry eyes as Rangers teenager and I thought epic Bayern victory at rocking Ibrox was a dream
Derek Parlane could rhyme them off one by one.