Franz Beckenbauer, a member of FIFA's executive ... Beckenbauer was instrumental in taking the World Cup to Germany in 2006 having won the tournament as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990.

Germany has won the World Cup four times. They have reached a further four World Cup finals and many other semi-finals. They ...

He lifted the World Cup as a player and coach, and brought the 2006 World Cup to Germany. "Franz Beckenbauer is the person without whom the success story of FC Bayern would have been unthinkable.

Opinion: Whether or not Messi shows up when Inter Miami faces the Caps in Vancouver, the real delight is watching the Caps at ...

But when it came to great footballers and if it was Germany then it had to be Franz Beckenbauer. Gerd Muller was also well known because of that 1974 World Cup final goal but when it came to great ...

Ahead of this summer's FIFA World Cup in Russia ... An incredibly talented team, with captain Franz Beckenbauer, goalkeeper Sepp Maier and goal-scoring machine Gerd Muller serving as the linchpins.

Bayern Munich's Giovane Elber celebrates after scoring during the FC Bayern Munich's memorial tournament for Franz Beckenbauer, a small-sided indoor tournament organised by Bayern Munich with ...

He was the greatest soccer player in the history of this game," says former West German star Franz Beckenbauer on ... international broadcast of the World Cup. Black and white screens flickered ...