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Franz Beckenbauer: death of a football legend
Franz Beckenbauer, football legend, died at the age of 78 on Monday January 8. – (France 2)
Franz Beckenbauer, football legend, died at the age of 78 on Monday January 8.
Football legend, Franz Beckenbauer, “The Emperor”, was his nickname after he took a photo early in his career with the Emperor of Austria, Franz Joseph I, the media loved this nickname and seized it. Franz Beckenbauer never let himself be overwhelmed on a football pitch. He gave in, Monday January 8, weakened by several operations heart and by the blindness of his right eye. If we had to remember only one image, it is an image for history: the match of the century, the most beautiful in the history of the World Cup.
An impressive track record
Italy against West Germany, semi-final of the 1970 World Cup. Franz Beckenbauer is injured, breaking his collarbone, but refuses to let his team play with 10 men. So he plays for an hour on arm in sling. Such a romantic symbol of his courage and bravery. It was Italy who won that day. His track record is impressive: a World Cup as a player and as a coach, two Ballons d’Or, three Champion Club Cups and even a victory at the Euro, explains France Télévisions journalist Samuel Ollivier.
