{"id":272541,"date":"2024-01-10T03:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T03:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamslivenews.com\/?p=272541"},"modified":"2024-01-10T05:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T05:01:05","slug":"german-football-legend-franz-beckenbauer-dies-aged-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/2024\/01\/german-football-legend-franz-beckenbauer-dies-aged-78\/","title":{"rendered":"German football legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"news_content\">\n<p class=\"heading_small\">Franz Beckenbauer, the revered German football icon hailed as one of the sport\u2019s all-time greatest players, has passed away at the age of 78.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family. We ask that you be able to grieve in silence refrain from asking anyquestions,\u201d a family statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Nicknamed \u201cDer Kaiser, his legacy is firmly entrenched as one of football\u2019s finest. He stands among a select trio who have triumphed in the World Cup both as a player and a manager, alongside Brazil\u2019s Mario Zagallo and France\u2019s Didier Deschamps.<\/p>\n<p>Beckenbauer began his career as a midfielder but rose to prominence as a central defender, becoming one of the first ball-players capable of both defending and moving ball accurately.<\/p>\n<p>The former Bayern Munich stalwart clinched the European Cup thrice with the Bavarian giants, securing the Bundesliga title four times as a player and once as a coach. His leadership guided Bayern to UEFA Cup victory in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>The former Bayern Munich stalwart clinched the European Cup thrice with the Bavarian giants, securing the Bundesliga title four times as a player and once as a coach. His leadership guided Bayern to UEFA Cup victory in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Beckenbauer\u2019s individual brilliance was also recognized with several honors, including two European Footballer of the Year titles as a defender, which was unusual at the time and continues to be so today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-By Aditya Ahuja<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/2024\/01\/german-football-legend-franz-beckenbauer-dies-aged-78\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Franz Beckenbauer, the revered German football icon hailed as one of the sport\u2019s all-time greatest players, has passed away at the age of 78. \u201cIt is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded by his family. 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