Franz Beckenbauer was a member of exclusive World Cup-winning club
Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three men to have won the World Cup as both player and manager.
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German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies at 78
Beckenbauer was a classy, dominant presence on the pitch for West Germany and Bayern Munich in the 1960s and 70s, using the calmness on the ball and effortless distribution that marked his midfield performances to virtually invent the central defensive sweeper role where he found most success.
Mario Zagallo: Giant of Brazilian and Gulf football dies aged 92
Mario Zagallo, the legendary Brazil World Cup-winning player and manager with strong ties to football in the Gulf, has died, aged 92.
Brazilian World Cup-winning great Mario Zagallo dies aged 92
Mario Zagallo, a four-time World Cup winner as a player and coach for Brazil, has died, aged 92.
Lionel Messi's 2022 World Cup jerseys fetch over €7 million at auction
Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina's triumphant run at the 2022 World Cup were sold for $7.8m (€7.1m) at an auction in New York on Thursday.
Lionel Messi World Cup 2022 shirts sell for nearly $8m in New York auction
A collection of six shirts Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi wore during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have sold for almost $8 million at auction in New York, Sotheby's said on Thursday.
Eddie Jones appointed Japan head coach for second time
Eddie Jones has been appointed as Japan head coach for the second time.
Medjedovic upsets Fils to win 5-set Next Gen Finals championship match
RIYADH: Hamad Medjedovic squandered two match points before he finally upset the top-seeded Arthur Fils and won the Next Gen Finals championship match on Saturday. It was the first five-set final in six editions of the tournament. Medjedovic missed the chance to seal it in four but converted his third match point in the fifth to beat Fils 3-4 (6), 4-1, 4-2, 3-4 (9), 4-1 after two hours, 11 minutes. The 20-year-old Medjedovic did not lose a match on his way to becoming the first Serbian to win the tournament for the top eight players aged 21 or under. The tournament was held in Saudi Arabia for the first time after it was played in Milan ever since the inaugural edition in 2017. Besides shorter sets, other changes to the usual tennis rules included shorter changeovers and less time on the shot clock for some points. “I can’t believe I have won this title, but it’s going to give me a lot of confidence for 2024,” said Medjedovic, the lowest-ranked champion yet at No. 110. The 36th-ranked Fils became the youngest Frenchman in nearly two decades to win an ATP title when he triumphed at Lyon this year. Medjedovic, who is coached by Serbia Davis Cup captain Viktor Troicki, reached tour-level semifinals in Gstaad and Astana and won three lower-level Challengers this year.