“For me,” Helmut Schön said of Franz Beckenbauer in February 1965 after calling him up to the West Germany team for the first time, “he is the player of the future. Maybe not in midfield, perhaps up ...

For those who saw him play -- even just in grainy videos -- there's a single image of Franz Beckenbauer that stands out. Striding out of the back, ball at his feet, head held high, eyes scanning for ...

Franz Beckenbauer, one of football's iconic figures and a rare World Cup winner as both player and coach, revolutionized the way the game is played. Born in Munich in 1945, he helped establish Bayern ...

Gazprom International Children's Social Programme Football for Friendship Global Ambassador Franz Beckenbauer will participate in the final events of the programme's Seventh Season in Madrid from May ...

Franz Beckenbauer won the World Cup and also finished runner-up as a player before going on to do the same as a manager In the pantheon of the greatest footballers ever, Franz Beckenbauer occupies a ...

Franz Beckenbauer died on Monday, January 8th at the age of 78 after battling an illness for some time. Born on September 11th, 1945 in Munich, Germany, just days after Japan's official surrender in ...