The Kaiser has gone to his well deserved heavenly reward. ( 11th Sept 1945 – 7th Jan 2024)

“It 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,” the family said in a statement to dpa, the German news agency.

Tribute video from the Bundesliga..

In the list of FIFA’s greatest players ever..

Somebody at Adidas had the totally brilliant idea of including him in this Ad which was released around 2006