Ceremony in Paris
Beckenbauer honored at Ballon d’Or Gala
The German football icon Franz Beckenbauer will also be the focus of attention at the ceremonial awarding of the Ballon d’Or. An old friend finds moving words.
Together with the widow Heidi and the children Joel and Francesca, the assembled football celebrities commemorated Franz Beckenbauer. At the ceremonial awarding of the Ballon d’Or, the German football icon was honored with a special video. “He won this award twice and was one of the first global football personalities anyway. His influence on our game across the board is immeasurable,” said Beckenbauer’s long-time companion Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
Beckenbauer died on January 7th of this year. Heidi Beckenbauer spoke of a “unique man with a big, big heart.” Beckenbauer was there for everyone. Joel said that his father was never the emperor at home, “but always the best dad.”
“His influence on our game across the board is immeasurable,” said Rummenigge, who had enormously successful times at FC Bayern with Beckenbauer. “The world of football is lucky to have had Franz Beckenbauer in its midst. Franz was my captain, my coach and our president – a man of global stature who connected and inspired people beyond football.”
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Source: Stern
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