A man from the future: Franz Beckenbauer was a role model for a generation | Philipp Lahm
14-Jan-2024 08:00:23 | The Guardian
Der Kaiser embodied technical innovation with ease and changed the game like no other
The year begins sadly. Franz Beckenbauer has died. He gave more to German football than anyone else and embodied his country in the best possible way. With wit, charisma, expertise, charm and optimism. The world bows before this shining light.
Beckenbauer always instilled enormous confidence in Germans. First as a player, then as a coach and finally as the man behind the 2006 summer fairytale. It was always true: if Franz takes care of things, nothing can happen to us.
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