Legend of the game, RIP. So many players who make most GOAT lists passed away in the last 10 years.
RIP Franz Beckenbauer
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Pele
Maradona
Di Stefano
Cruyff
Beckenbauer
Charlton
Best
Müller
Garrincha
Old guard has barely any left living.
Maradona
Di Stefano
Cruyff
Beckenbauer
Charlton
Best
Müller
Garrincha
Old guard has barely any left living.
A tough few days for World Cup greats with Zagallo also dying. RIP.
Still the definition of an elegant defender after all these years. There may never be a better one.
Still the definition of an elegant defender after all these years. There may never be a better one.
I think he has been quite ill for a while. May he rest in peace.
Didier Deschamps must be bricking it right now.
Shocked. Absolute legend. RIP
RIP. One of my favourite football legend, and the greatest ever defender in football.
He's gone off to mark Bobby Charlton up in heaven. RIP
Ah what a shame. He was a legend but also a nice and down to earth man. I met him once in Amsterdam, such a charming man. All the greats from the 70’s seem to go now.
RIP. A true legend.
Damn. What a player (and manager) he was. RIP 
Charlton and Beckenbauer just a few months apart. Titans of the 60s and 70s.
Charlton and Beckenbauer just a few months apart. Titans of the 60s and 70s.
It was an honour to see him play. RIP to one of the game's greatest ever. RIP.
Almost as good as Sergio Ramos
RIP
RIP
Think he lost his son a few years back and it understandably had a huge effect on him. This and that his health was very bad for the last few years.
What a glorious player he was, a truly one of a kind. May he rest in peace.All the legends are going lately. Sir Bobby, Pele, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Cruyff…
True legend of the game. Thanks for everything.
True, probably the most unique player among the greats.
Legend of the game. RIP
The Titans are leaving us.
One of the truly GOATs.
RIP, big man.
RIP, big man.
Legend of the game, brilliant player who oozed class. Rest in peace.
Wow. RIP
Best German player in modern history, IMO. German national team during his time was virtually unbeatable. RIP
Legend of the game.
Dragan Dzajic is my family. Halways had respect for Becks.
Dragan Dzajic is my family. Halways had respect for Becks.
My dad, who was born in the 30s, always said he was the best footballer he ever saw, the most complete and most impactful player. He saw them all, and wasn't exactly fond of Germans, but he always maintained that Beckenbauer was the best.
RIP
RIP
Rest in peace
What a player, what a legend!
Incredibly sad news, and as some of you have already mentioned, we’ve lost the biggest footballing legends of the last century in a relatively short period of time.
Godspeed with you Franz and thank you for all the great memories. RIP
Godspeed with you Franz and thank you for all the great memories. RIP
Rest in peace der Kaiser..
I don't know if people outside Germany understand the way the world cup 2006 is viewed here. Beckenbauer (I know about how) got it for us. People from my generation especially often consider the time around this world cup as the happiest they have ever seen the whole country. That alone has done so much for his legend.
Goodbye Kaiser Franz. Legend is a way overused term, but in his case it is absolutely a deserved one.
RIP.
RIP
So many pre mid 90's giants have left us in the last 10 years. Di Stefano, Cruyff, Maradona, Müller, Pele, Charlton and now Beckenbauer
So many pre mid 90's giants have left us in the last 10 years. Di Stefano, Cruyff, Maradona, Müller, Pele, Charlton and now Beckenbauer
RIP legend.
It's interesting to look at Beckenbauer's sofascore numbers and compare them to modern players. One of the greatest.
Rest In Peace, Kaiser. Franz Beckenbauer, a true legend. World Cup winner as a player, World Cup winner as a coach. Incredible footballer. Potentially top 3 all time.
A legend of the game and also a great singer
RIP to one who's probably in top 10 of all time best players.