Franz Beckenbauer, one of football’s most decorated figures, once named Bobby Charlton and Bobby Moore alongside Pelé as the greatest players of their generation. His praise carried extra weight given ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Franz Beckenbauer glides past Bobby Charlton in the 1966 World Cup final: two of the world's greatest players were ordered to mark ...

Footage of Sir Bobby Charlton’s tribute to Franz Beckenbauer has resurfaced after the German football legend died at the age of 78. Nicknamed “Der Kaiser” (The Emperor) for his commanding style on the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer's ...

Arguably the greatest German soccer legend and one of world football’s icons, the Kaizer, Franz Beckenbauer has joined the ever-increasing celestial footballing pantheon. He won everything as a player ...

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany's most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer's death was first ...

MUNICH — Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday.

First Mario Zagallo, then Franz Beckenbauer. Within a few days, football’s most distinguished club has been reduced to a lone, living member. Only Didier Deschamps is left of the select band who won ...

Gary Lineker has paid tribute to the “magnificent footballer” Franz Beckenbauer following his death. The German legend, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, ...

Sir Bobby Charlton, Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer remembered at The Best FIFA Football Awards. Tributes were paid to Sir Bobby Charlton, Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer at The Best FIFA ...