Bloody hell, Charlton, Zaggallo and Beckenbaur in quick succession.
RIP
RIP
RIP Franz Beckenbauer
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R.I.P.
Beckenbauer's man-marking of Sir Bobby Charlton in the 1966 World Cup Final is pointed to as one of the great examples of how it's done.
Charlton was England's best player at the World Cup (he won the Ballon D'Or in 1966) but he had a quiet game in the final - testament to the marking job Beckenbauer did on him.
Charlton was England's best player at the World Cup (he won the Ballon D'Or in 1966) but he had a quiet game in the final - testament to the marking job Beckenbauer did on him.
RIP Franz
Beckenbauer had a quiet game too. They cancelled each other out. Unbeknownst to Franz, Alf Ramsey had instructed Bobby to do the same thing.
What a terrific player he really was. So elegant and so talented. Maybe even close to Sir Bobby Charlton on football ability. It was a privilege to have watched them both.
Awful news. Best defender to ever play the game.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
It really does not bode well for Deschamps.
I had forgotten about my Beckenbauer boots till you mentioned it. All my heroes are dying. He was brilliant, loved him.
That was the great thing about him that he could man mark, play libero, play box to box midfielder, could do it all.
A true legend.
Rest in peace.
Rest in peace.
Looked like a classy player even with those heavy footballs. Condolences to his family.
And not forgetting Rossi.
absolute legend and young really, a sad loss for football
One of the only 3 people to have won the World Cup both as a player and as a manager. He completely revolutionized the CB position, on the videos I saw of him he was pure class. May he rest in peace. A total legend.
Have the causes of his death been revealed? At 78 he was actually young in a day and age on which people (specially those with access to premium healthcare) live well into their mid nineties.
Have the causes of his death been revealed? At 78 he was actually young in a day and age on which people (specially those with access to premium healthcare) live well into their mid nineties.
One of my favorite players. Brilliant footballer. I learned how to kick with the outside of my foot by watching him. I met and watched him at his practice in San Diego when he was with the Cosmos. They played circle keep away and he never lost the ball in 15 minutes or so. RIP.
Before my time as a player but always came across as a gentleman. Like Sir Bobby.
The word legend gets used a lot nowadays but here it really fits the bill. Fantastic player and his accomplishments are galore. Besides being one of only three men to win the WC as a player and manager, he's also one of the very few to have win the WC, Euros, Champions league and a Ballon d'Or.
Rest in peace.
Rest in peace.
Sad sad day, one of the footballing greats.
RIP Franz.
RIP Franz.
RIP
Very sad news, a real legend of the game. I was too young to watch him play but loved watching that German side in 1990. Matthaus and Klinsmann especially.
RIP Franz.
RIP Franz.
He won and Captained
3 European Cups
3 League Titles
World Cup
European Championship
All in the space of about 6 years. That's what separates world class and legends.
He was heavily scrutinized in the German media for his involvement for getting the World Cup 2006 to Germany (some corruption was involved there). That really disappointed him and he became less of a public figure afterwards. I always found this to be completely exaggerated. FIFA is corrupt and if you want to get a world cup, it's probably not possible without some bribery. I'm fine with it, as long as countries with a large football community get the World cup (Germany, England, Brazil, or even South Korea or Japan - all these countries live and love football). I'm partial but the WC in Germany was one of the best WCs I remember and most fans would agree. People only take an issue if countries like Qatar get it.
On the personal note, his son died and he apparently never recovered from that emotionally.
He also was quite ill, having lost eyesight in one eye due to infarcation and had parkinson.
R.I.P. to a true legend
Odd post perhaps but the deaths of Sir Bobby, Franz have very much made me realise we’re losing legends of the 60s/70s of clubs and I’m sad when I hear it, Bobby in particular given Munich etc.
My dad said age hit him recently bad when Bobby passed away and he isn’t far off him and saw him at Wembley in the semi final of ‘66 and I couldn’t relate .
I think it will hit me how old I am, if I make it, when van basten / maldini and my childhood idols start passing away
But back on topic, rip Franz and heaven just opened its gates to another legend of the game
My dad said age hit him recently bad when Bobby passed away and he isn’t far off him and saw him at Wembley in the semi final of ‘66 and I couldn’t relate .
I think it will hit me how old I am, if I make it, when van basten / maldini and my childhood idols start passing away
But back on topic, rip Franz and heaven just opened its gates to another legend of the game
RIP
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I don't know what to say, an absolute legend. RIP Kaiser
Shit man. That's too funny in a serious thread.
RIP Kaiser!
Terrible news. One of my idols, and for me the greatest german footballer by a light-year.
May he rest in peace.
May he rest in peace.
Always sad to see one of the greats go. What an incredible player he was. Just immense.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
R.I.P, can’t be many left form the 66 final 
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.Rip legend
RIP.
On both sides. Geoff Hurst is the sole England survivor. I know that many of the West German side are gone too. Hans Tilkowski, the goalie, died in 2020 and I think Helmut Haller left us in 2012 or 2013. I believe that Wolfgang Overath is still with us and Wolfgang Weber, the man who scored Germany's equalizer to make it 2-2 is still going strong. Ziggi Held is also alive. I'm sure out German brothers on here can add to that list.R.I.P, can’t be many left form the 66 final
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger and Willi Schulz are still alive as well, at 84 and 85 years old respectively.
Some longevity in the German side. Uwe Seeler passed away not too long ago. Remembering those names takes me back to the summer of 1966 when the world came to England. I didn't get to see England play in the flesh but we did see Brazil, North Korea, Portugal, Bulgaria, and Hungary. I expect many of those players too have left us.
RIP. Best ever German player and greatest ever Sweeper. Absolute legend.
Absolutely. Well said
RIP Franz Beckenbauer