Germanlegend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football's greatest players, has died aged 78. He won the World Cup as captain of West Germany in 1974 and lifted the trophy again as
. 352 52 181 156 272 81 148 390 17Highlights Franz Beckenbauer's first wife Brigitte died in 2021 - burial at the cemetery at Perlacher Forst. As the first lady of Munich football, she led the libero into the social arena and all the way to the Bayreuth Festival. The term player's wife was also coined by her, although not in the variant as a feared manager like Gaby Schuster, nor in the
Germanlegend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football's greatest players, has died aged 78. He won the World Cup as captain of West Germany in 1974 and lifted the trophy again as
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