Bayern Munich retires No. 5 shirt to honour Beckenbauer
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Bayern Munich retires No. 5 shirt to honour Beckenbauer

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Bayern Munich has retired the No. 5 shirt in honour of Franz Beckenbauer, the club announced on Sunday. “Dearest Franz, you made this club what it is today, a byword for the greatest possible success, a unique style and profound humanity, as a player, coach, president and companion. You gave FC Bayern the charisma that continues to have an impact today,” Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer said at the club’s Annual General Meeting. 5 will be reserved for a unique legacy, because our club and its history are simply unthinkable without Franz,” Hainer added, after he proposed this decision to the members present in the meeting.

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Bayern Munich Stadium Street to be Renamed in Honour of 'Der Kaiser' Franz Beckenbauer
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Bayern Munich Stadium Street to be Renamed in Honour of 'Der Kaiser' Franz Beckenbauer

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A street next to Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena stadium will be renamed to honour German football great Franz Beckenbauer who died earlier this year, the city council announced Thursday. Part of the street, currently called Werner Heisenberg Allee, which runs alongside the stadium in the north of the city will be renamed Franz Beckenbauer Platz. The change means the stadium, …

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Hindustan Times  

The emperor is dead, long live the emperor. Franz Beckenbauer addressing the audience during the annual general meeting of the FC Bayern Munich sports club in Munich Bayern Munich is mourning the death of “der Kaiser” Franz Beckenbauer, at the age of 78, the soccer great who led it through its golden era and arguably did more than anyone to …

Franz Beckenbauer dies: German legend's career in numbers
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Franz Beckenbauer dies: German legend's career in numbers

Hindustan Times  

German football legend Franz Beckenbauer died on Sunday and tributes have been flying in for 'Der Kaiser' ever since his family announced the news on Monday. FILE - West German national soccer team captain Franz Beckenbauer, second from right, embraces his team mate, forward Juergen Grabowski after winning the 1974 World Cup It also meant that Beckenbauer ended up being …

Germany football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78
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Germany football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78

Hindustan Times  

Franz Beckenbauer, a footballer so elegant that he was nicknamed ‘Der Kaiser’ and who won the World Cup as player and coach, has died. German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer, head of Germany's organising committee for the soccer World Cup, plays with the Golden Ball for the World Cup in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on April 18, 2006 …

Franz Beckenbauer dies at 78: Rare World Cup Hall of Famer and German football icon - Look at Der Kaiser's achievements
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Franz Beckenbauer dies at 78: Rare World Cup Hall of Famer and German football icon - Look at Der Kaiser's achievements

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Franz Beckenbauer, a football icon, World Cup legend, and one of Germany's most beloved personalities, breathed his last on Monday. West Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer holds up the World Cup trophy after his team defeated the Netherlands by 2-1, in the World Cup soccer final at Munich's Olympic stadium, in West Germany, on Jul. Managerial career: 10 years after lifting …

'Der Kaiser' no more: German football icon Franz Beckenbauer passes away aged 78
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'Der Kaiser' no more: German football icon Franz Beckenbauer passes away aged 78

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Football icon and FIFA World Cup-winner Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78, the German football federation confirmed on Monday. Beckenbauer’s family confirmed the football icon had “passed away peacefully in his sleep” on Sunday, a day before the news of his death was made public. Off the field, Beckenbauer led Germany’s successful bid to host the 2006 …

German football legend ’Der Kaiser’ Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78
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German football legend ’Der Kaiser’ Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78

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German football federation informed on Monday about the demise of football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who was one of only three players to win the FIFA World Cup as a player and as a coach. Accumulating a total of 103 international appearances for West Germany, he secured victory in the 1972 European Championship and later triumphed in the World Cup hosted …

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