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Franz Beckenbauer was a player out of time who made football evolve with him

Germany and Bayern Munich could not quite fathom where to play the young Beckenbauer, so he effectively invented a role for himself

The Guardian - UK

Beckenbauer: Soccer Revolutionary and Libero Extraordinaire

Remembering the iconic Franz Beckenbauer, the soccer revolutionary who revolutionized the libero role with his vision, grace, and attacking flair. A true l...

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Franz Beckenbauer obituary

One of Germany’s greatest footballers who went on to be a hugely successful manager of the national team

The Guardian - UK

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How Franz Beckenbauer, German football’s greatest figure, ‘changed the game’ over five decades

The German legend, widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, passed away aged 78

The Independent UK

Farewell Franz Beckenbauer, the last of football’s immortals

The German legend has died at the age of 78, leaving behind a unique legacy – one that became complicated in his later years

The Independent UK

Franz Beckenbauer was the complete footballer and a triumphant coach

Der Kaiser was effortlessly ahead of his time on the pitch with Bayern and West Germany and won a World Cup as a manager

The Guardian - UK

Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup winning player and coach, dies at 78

Franz Beckenbauer, beloved German football star and World Cup winner as both player and coach, has passed away at 78.

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Beckenbauer The Stylish Kaiser Who Ruled German Football

Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has died at the age of 78.

International Business Times

Franz Beckenbauer: The stylish sweeper who won World Cup as player and manager

The German great also won the European Cup three times with Bayern Munich.

The Independent UK

Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup-winning captain and manager, dies aged 78

Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of the finest footballers of all time, has died

The Guardian - UK

The best footballers of the 80s

Ranking the greatest players on the planet between 1980 and 1989

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The Berlin Wall is opened for Christmas – archive, 1963

In December 1963, an agreement between East and West Germany allowed West Berliners to obtain one-day passes to visit relatives in East Berlin

The Guardian - UK

Best wingers in football history

Tricky and pacy players creating from the flanks have always excited fans. Here, a look at the greatest ever...

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The best midfielders of the 1980s

It was a memorable decade for football and creative players in particular, but which ones stood out the most?

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The best World Cup players ever

Which players have shone brightest on football's ultimate stage, the World Cup?

The Independent UK

Mystery England footballer selling eight shirts from Italia 90 World Cup

The former player who is selling the shirts cannot be named due to ‘client confidentiality’.

The Conversation

The 'gay world cup': why LGBTQ+ audiences love Eurovision

In 1956, seven European countries – Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany – gathered in Lugano, Switzerland for the first ever Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was only broadcast in select countries, meaning only a small number of viewers watched Swiss entry Lys Assia win the…

The Independent UK

FA wants Bobby Moore’s missing shirt found and ‘put on display to the nation’

Moore captained England to World Cup glory against West Germany in 1966.

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Ex-leader Merkel to Be Decorated with Highest German Honor

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel is to be decorated with Germany's highest possible honor on Monday in recognition of her near-record 16 years at the helm of the country. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to bestow the Order of Merit for special achievement on the four-term chancellor, who will become only the…

Evening Standard

How the German media have reacted to King Charles’s Berlin visit

Media outlets have drawn a historical comparison between the late Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to West Germany in 1965 and her son’s this week

The Guardian - AU

Socceroo, milkman, friend to Pelé: football mourns Manfred Schaefer

The defender represented Australia 73 times, including at the 1974 World Cup, and will be remembered by the Socceroos on Tuesday night

Daily Mirror

Football's greatest revenge missions as Bournemouth aim to avenge 9-0 Liverpool defeat

A little over six months after shipping nine goals away to Liverpool, Bournemouth can follow some other Premier League sides in taking sweet revenge in the return fixture

Nottingham Post

'Embarrassing' Simon Jordan comment slammed after taking aim at Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce missed an infamous penalty for England in their 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final defeat against West Germany despite often being reliable from 12 yards

Chicago Sun-Times

Rosi Mittermaier, Olympic skiing champion, dies at 72

Mittermaier won West Germany’s only two gold medals at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

The Independent UK

Sir Geoff Hurst leads tributes as World Cup winner George Cohen dies aged 83

Cohen’s death leaves just two survivors from the team which beat West Germany 4-2 on July 30, 1966.

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