[Football] Franz Beckenbauer

[One Teddy Maybank]

Sad news.

True legend.

RIP

 

[Eeyore]

Euro72 and WC74 winning captain. Not to mention two Ballon d’Ors with Bayern, one of the greatest German footballers of all time

A true great

RIP

That would also be three consecutive European Cups with Bayern too.

 

[Beach Hut]

RIP

A giant in the footballing world

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

So sad, such a wonderful player and a man of great dignity.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I'm old enough to remember him at his best. He was the epitome of the really really top class players who seem to have so much time on a football pitch. RIP

 

[Questions]

'Der Kaiser' was a magnificent footballer.

I recall a game at The Goldstone (friendly?) when Mullers was waxing lyrical over another Rolls Royce performance from Lawro.

Something on the lines of 'As good as Beckenbauer'. A great compliment.
Franz was a top, top player.

RIP

You reading that Harty
Anyway RIP The Kaiser alrhough you broke my heart as a 10 year old in 1970.

 

[vegster]

A true great, RIP THe Kaiser.

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Euro72 and WC74 winning captain. Not to mention two Ballon d’Ors with Bayern, one of the greatest German footballers of all time

A true great

RIP

Also coached Germany to World Cup Final in 1986 (lost) and 1990 (won), despite no coaching experience when appointed in 1984

 

[ManOfSussex]

I've always liked the story from the 1974 World Cup Final where referee Jack Taylor awards the Dutch a penalty after 80 seconds and the West German players remonstrate and he waves them away and with the ball on the spot Beckenbauer says to him: 'Taylor, you're an Englishman.'

RIP to one of the true all time greats.

 

[5Ways Gull]

RIP. The '66 WC final was the first ever game of football I watched from start to finish and he was the only German player I remember from the game. Main thing I think I remember him for was playing with his arm in a sling for some or most of the '70 WC semi final v Italy.

 

[kojak]

The first player l remember watching lift the World Cup

RIP

 

[AmexRuislip]

RIP

 

[studio150]

Although banded about too easily today, Beckenbauer was a world class player. and a joy yo watch.

RIP

 

[Pavilionaire]

The greatest German footballer of all-time. R.I.P Der Kaiser.

 

[Austrian Gull]

Two of the three men to win the World Cup as a player and a manager died at the weekend

I played golf with Beckenbauer by chance near Salzburg about 15 years ago. He was absolutely delightful company - charming to everyone he came across, answered every fanboy question I asked (especially interested in his year in Marseille and his time in New York) and then insisted I had lunch with him afterwards. Lovely fellow.

 

[dazzer6666]

Saw on X

‘He wasn’t going to leave Bobby Charlton unmarked for long’

 

[vegster]

JPR Williams has passed away today too..two giants of their respective games

 

[vegster]

I'm not sure if this is true but I think now is the time to tell this... I heard that in the twilight of his career he was playing for New York Cosmos and they were losing.....the club president randomly down to the manager in the dugout and said " Tell Beckenbauer to get up front and score some goals . .I'm not paying him this money to fanny about at the back ! "

 

[Doonhamer7]

must be the GOAT of defensive players, RIP

 

[Weststander]

RIP. World class in CM or at CB for an age.

I used the love the mutual respect he had for and with Pele, Moore and Charlton.