After the death of Franz Beckenbauer, the football world mourns the loss of an “eternal legend of Germany”. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge wishes a funeral service in the Munich stadium.
He was the first libero, a legend – and known across all borders as the emperor. After the death of Franz Beckenbauer, there is great sadness in the football world, as is recognition.
“There has never been another like him, neither before nor after. The figure of the eternal emperor is incomparable,” praised the Spanish sports newspaper “Marca”. “Le Parisien” from France wrote: “Franz Beckenbauer will forever belong in the category of immortal sports personalities.” The English Guardian said he was “the perfect footballer”.
FC Santos from Brazil paid tribute to Beckenbauer, who died on Sunday at the age of 78, as an “eternal legend of Germany” and posted a picture of Beckenbauer together with Brazilian football legend Pelé, who died at the end of 2022.
Messi mourns Beckenbauer
England’s former football star Gary Lineker wrote: “The Emperor was the most beautiful of all footballers, who won everything with grace and charm. Rest in peace.” And Argentina’s world champion Lionel Messi published a black and white photo of Beckenbauer from his time as a national player on the Instagram platform and wrote “QEPD”. The acronym stands for “Que en paz descanses” (May you rest in peace).
Italian football has also bowed to the German sports legend. In particular, several participants in the “game of the century” at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, which Italy won 4-3 in the semi-finals against Germany, highlighted Beckenbauer’s achievements. Roberto Boninsegna, who scored 1-0 for Italy, praised Beckenbauer as the “director and leader of this great team”. For him he belongs in the “Olympus of the greatest of all time”.
Big funeral service in the Allianz Arena?
Beckenbauer should be given a fitting farewell in his hometown of Munich. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge wants to hold a big memorial service. “The entire world of football and beyond is mourning the loss of our friend Franz. FC Bayern should host a memorial service in his memory in gratitude and memory, which would never have existed without him!” said the ex-Bayern boss to “Bild “.
Accordingly, Rummenigge spoke to Bavaria’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß on the phone about the topic on Monday. Bavaria wants to examine the feasibility of the proposal. The funeral service would then take place in the 75,024-seat Allianz Arena. Hamburger SV, among others, held such a farewell ceremony for Uwe Seeler in August 2022 in the Volksparkstadion.
Beckenbauer’s former teammate Berti Vogts (77) has another suggestion: The former national coach can imagine renaming the DFB Cup in honor of Beckenbauer: “It is important that his name is not forgotten by the following generations of footballers. Maybe it should “We at the DFB are thinking about naming the DFB Cup after Franz Beckenbauer, for example,” Vogts told the “Rheinische Post”.
Source: Stern
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