Franz Beckenbauer

Bayern to honour Beckenbauer with statue outside stadium

Bayern Munich are to honour the late German football legend Franz Beckenbauer with a statue outside their Allianz Arena home ground, a club supporters foundation announced on Sunday.

Munich's Allianz Arena prepares for final Beckenbauer farewell

Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena will bid a final farewell to Franz Beckenbauer on Friday as tens of thousands of people pay their respects to the German football legend.

Musiala, Kane on target as Bayern remember Beckenbauer

Jamal Musiala scored twice and Harry Kane added a late goal as Bayern Munich won 3-0 at home over Hoffenheim on Friday as the club celebrated the life of Franz Beckenbauer.

Franz Beckenbauer laid to rest in Munich

Franz Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and a coach, was laid to rest in Munich in a small private ceremony on Friday with the country mourning the loss of "a great footballer, athlete and person".

'So humble': Tuchel toasts 'extraordinary' Beckenbauer

In an interview with the Bundesliga website, Tuchel said it was "very striking to me that he's so, so humble".

My world will not be the same without Beckenbauer: Klopp

"I don't want to sound like a broken record but the world will be really a different place without him, at least for me," Klopp told the club website

Beckenbauer: An icon of German sporting success

Franz Beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78, helped modernise football and came to personify Germany's post-war sporting success, captaining his country to the 1974 World Cup title on home soil to anchor his legacy.

'Danke Franz': Germany lights a candle for football icon Beckenbauer

Residents in Beckenbauer's home city of Munich braved the freezing cold to pay their respects, bringing flowers a day after the death was announced  of Germany's greatest football icon, a World Cup winner as both player and manager.

German football mourns 'sublime' Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner as both a player and a coach, died on Sunday at the age of 78, with news of his death not announced until Monday evening.

April 21, 2024
April 21, 2024

Bayern to honour Beckenbauer with statue outside stadium

Bayern Munich are to honour the late German football legend Franz Beckenbauer with a statue outside their Allianz Arena home ground, a club supporters foundation announced on Sunday.

January 19, 2024
January 19, 2024

Munich's Allianz Arena prepares for final Beckenbauer farewell

Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena will bid a final farewell to Franz Beckenbauer on Friday as tens of thousands of people pay their respects to the German football legend.

January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024

Musiala, Kane on target as Bayern remember Beckenbauer

Jamal Musiala scored twice and Harry Kane added a late goal as Bayern Munich won 3-0 at home over Hoffenheim on Friday as the club celebrated the life of Franz Beckenbauer.

January 13, 2024
January 13, 2024

Franz Beckenbauer laid to rest in Munich

Franz Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as player and a coach, was laid to rest in Munich in a small private ceremony on Friday with the country mourning the loss of "a great footballer, athlete and person".

January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024

'So humble': Tuchel toasts 'extraordinary' Beckenbauer

In an interview with the Bundesliga website, Tuchel said it was "very striking to me that he's so, so humble".

January 10, 2024
January 10, 2024

My world will not be the same without Beckenbauer: Klopp

"I don't want to sound like a broken record but the world will be really a different place without him, at least for me," Klopp told the club website

January 10, 2024
January 10, 2024

Beckenbauer: An icon of German sporting success

Franz Beckenbauer, who has died at the age of 78, helped modernise football and came to personify Germany's post-war sporting success, captaining his country to the 1974 World Cup title on home soil to anchor his legacy.

January 9, 2024
January 9, 2024

'Danke Franz': Germany lights a candle for football icon Beckenbauer

Residents in Beckenbauer's home city of Munich braved the freezing cold to pay their respects, bringing flowers a day after the death was announced  of Germany's greatest football icon, a World Cup winner as both player and manager.

January 9, 2024
January 9, 2024

German football mourns 'sublime' Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner as both a player and a coach, died on Sunday at the age of 78, with news of his death not announced until Monday evening.

January 8, 2024
January 8, 2024

Death of Beckenbauer, 'a true icon': Who is saying what

"One of the absolute greats of our game," said former England striker and television pundit Gary Lineker

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