norwich canary 171 Posted January 8 Death has been confirmed aged 78 one of my all time fav players Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yellowrider120 920 Posted January 8 Indeed. Absolute legend and one of the most immaculate defenders ever to play the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shefcanary 2,956 Posted January 8 Crikey, always thought he looked healthy enough to go on well past 100! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 5,246 Posted January 8 A giant of world football. R.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheva 146 Posted January 8 Classy defender, able to long pass the ball out of defence very accurately. One of the greats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,223 Posted January 8 Very sad news a classy footballer and a classy individual. Rest in peace Franz, wherever you may be........... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,600 Posted January 8 A wonderful footballer. I think of him every time I think of Bobby Moore. RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted January 8 One of the best, sad news indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
percy varco 254 Posted January 8 A legend. A word used to lightly nowadays but in this case A legend is what Beckenbauer is. RIP Sir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Brockes 157 Posted January 8 He was charged with marking Bobby Charlton out of the 1966 Cup Final. Bobby Charlton was charged with marking Franz Beckenbauer out of the game. They got to know each other quite well during that 120 minutes and became good friends afterwards. Both true gents as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nexus_Canary 1,206 Posted January 8 (edited) Read this and thought it was a thread about Seb Bassong. I still remember when Bassong picked up the ball in defense, dribbled up the pitch lost it on the half way line, dived, protested while the opposition player ran through an empty defense and scored. This is what he was trying to do.... (For all the Young uns.... Beckenbauer was a defender!) Edited January 8 by Nexus_Canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
overthebordercanary 163 Posted January 8 Sad news. There are certain players who you can appreciate as world class even though you never physically watched them play or they were a certain nationality it didn't matter, they were that good. He was one of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,303 Posted January 8 Dreadful news. Passed away without ever seeing his beloved Bayern beat the mighty Norwich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted January 8 JPR Williams joins Franz too, what a sad day for sporting legends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 6,303 Posted January 8 Just now, Midlands Yellow said: JPR Williams joins Franz too, what a sad day for sporting legends. Jinking past St Peter with insouciant ease. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazzaJet 267 Posted January 9 Sad news. Played long before my lifetime, but he is the only person to have both captained and managed his country to World Cup glory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commonsense 802 Posted January 9 12 minutes ago, HazzaJet said: Sad news. Played long before my lifetime, but he is the only person to have both captained and managed his country to World Cup glory Sad news indeed. However, he is not the only person to have performed that feat. Mario Zagallo, who died last week, did it with Brazil and Didier Deschamps did it with France. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
