Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Anton Beckenbaueris a German former professional footballer and manager. Early in his playing career he was nicknamed Der Kaiserbecause of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name "Franz" is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth11 September 1945
CityMunich, Germany
CountryGermany
I can't see a better farewell stage for one of the best European players of all time as the World Cup.
They are full of world-class players and also impressed in the Confederations Cup. But in 2002 I said France and Argentina were my favorites, and both went home after the group stages.
The players are doing everything to make the life of referees difficult.
I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid to give long speeches to the players throughout our preparations. It was important they had all the information possible.
We have already come a long way since Euro 2000. But our biggest problem is we don't have enough players of international class.
In any world championship, the best have to be on hand, and Maradona is one of them.
I'll be available. If you need a consultant, you can count on me.
It's very impressive. At the moment I would say Munich is the most beautiful stadium ... but once this is finished I think it will be stadium number one in the world.
What the FC Bayern has become is thanks to Gerd Mueller.
We are unfortunately not perceived as a particularly friendly people. We have to improve on that.
There's nothing major that needs to be done.
Is there a chance for Red Bull to be as good as the Cosmos? No, because there is no other Pele in the world. ... We're here to help Red Bull to be champions.
The work remains undone while we do nothing but put out fire after fire. I hope that it (the scandal) will be resolved as soon as possible and we can return to business as usual.
I've seen pretty much every stadium in the world, but I've never seen anything as good as this,