Passes away aged 78. Just seen the notification on the Danish news.
RIP Franz Beckenbauer
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Rest in peace
RIP. Legendary player (and coach).
RIP Der Kaiser
This hits differently. Our biggest legend. 
Two great World Cup winning legends gone in the last few days zagallo now beckenbauer RIP der kaiser
First pair of boots I owned were Beckenbauer. RIP .
Legend.
RIP
..won't embarrass us anymore...This hits differently. Our biggest legend.
Great at football, less so at other things like integrity.
Anyways, rest in peace Kaiser Franz
A real legend of the game. Will never be forgotten and arguably Germany's greatest ever player & manager.
R.I.P
R.I.P
This is tragic . RIP legend. A TITAN of the game.
. RIP legend. A TITAN of the game.OH NO!!!
I'm starting my day here and reading the news is hitting me like a ton of bricks. I grew in a Mexican neighborhood in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and we idolized Beckenbauer, who for us was no less a genius as a footballer than Pele and Cruyff.
I'm starting my day here and reading the news is hitting me like a ton of bricks. I grew in a Mexican neighborhood in Los Angeles in the late 1960s and we idolized Beckenbauer, who for us was no less a genius as a footballer than Pele and Cruyff.
Der Kaiser
Gone too soon. RIP der Kaiser.
RIP Der Kaiser. Absolute legend of the game.
One of the games greatest ever
RIP
RIP
R.I.P.
Rest in Peace, Franz.
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Three men have won the world cup as player and as manager. Two of them have passed away in the last 3 days!
RIP. Great player. 78 feels young these days doesn’t it?
True legend of the game and always in the GOAT conversation. RIP
Sad hearing this, as others have said an absolute legend of the game. RIP and codolences to his family and friends.
Shocking loss. RIP.. A true great.
Died much younger than I expected. RiP Franz.
It's a shame he wasn't happy in his later parts of the life. I hope he found peace!
Won the lot (literally) including a couple of Balon D’ors… quite rare for defenders, but he was that good.
A beautiful player to watch and like a lot of the true greats, looked comfortable on the ball and in more than one position.
“Legend” is probably used too loosely in football… Beckenbauer WAS a legend.
RIP and commiserations to the Bayern fans on here.
A beautiful player to watch and like a lot of the true greats, looked comfortable on the ball and in more than one position.
“Legend” is probably used too loosely in football… Beckenbauer WAS a legend.
RIP and commiserations to the Bayern fans on here.
I was just thinking that. RIP
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One of the most awe-inspiring footballers I’ve ever seen. Truly.
Another of the true footballing gods gone. Not many of the traditional top 10 left now.
RIP
will this become a national holiday henceforth in Germany? He’s that big of a deal!
One of the most awe-inspiring footballers I’ve ever seen. Truly.
Another of the true footballing gods gone. Not many of the traditional top 10 left now.
RIP
will this become a national holiday henceforth in Germany? He’s that big of a deal!
Watched his 1966 game against Bobby Charlton live on TV. Two true greats. RIP to both.
A name that will always be legendary in the game. RIP.
RIP
This was unexpected, thought he'd be around with us for much longer as he always seemed like an extremely healthy fella, may he rest in peace.
His reputation speaks for itself as an unrivaled giant of the game, so best leave it at that.
His reputation speaks for itself as an unrivaled giant of the game, so best leave it at that.
RIP. Absolute legend of the game.
Why?
Integrity?..won't embarrass us anymore...
Great at football, less so at other things like integrity.
Anyways, rest in peace Kaiser Franz
Buying that world cup for 6,7 million was a work of genius, should get the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for that tbh.
Ironically enough it's probably the least shady stuff if you look at the current state of football.
His only fault was that he didn't just say "What do you want? I bought that thing for a half a dollar and you are still complaining?" when he was asked about it.
Oh man! Legend.
RIP
RIP
R.I.P.