Vale Franz Beckenbauer

[K]

‘der Kaiser’
11 Sep 1945 - 7 Jan 2024

Some links:

https://twitter.com/FCBayernEN/status/1744423000781320214
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1744427749953949969

https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/01/fc-bayern-mourns-the-passing-of-franz-beckenbauer

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/world/europe/franz-beckenbauer-dead.html

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/a-legend-of-german-and-world-football-tributes-flow-for-beckenbauer-20240109-p5evy9.html (Reuters)

[K]

'“He did everything that a German is not supposed to do,” his former teammate Paul Breitner once said. “He got divorced, he left his children, took off with his girlfriend, got into trouble with tax collectors, left his girlfriend again. But he is forgiven for everything because he’s got a good heart, he’s a positive person, and he’s always ready to help. He doesn’t conceal his weaknesses, doesn’t sweep his mistakes under the carpet.”'


'“For me, he was the best player in German history,” the country’s current national team coach, Julian Nagelsmann, said. “His interpretation of the role of the libero changed the game. This role and his friendship with the ball made him a free man. Franz Beckenbauer was able to float on the lawn. As a footballer, and later also as a coach, he was sublime. He stood above things.”'


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/world/europe/franz-beckenbauer-dead.html

[Jezza]

Sad news. He's a legend of the sport.

He's a part of a rare club to have won the World Cup both as a player and coach.