Manchester United legend Alex Stepney today led the club’s representation at the memorial service of Franz Beckenbauer at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Before the ceremony, the former United goalkeeper visited Manchesterplatz, the site of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster.
Dubliner Pat Byrne recalls his time in the States where he encountered several legends of the game.
The move to take the Spanish Supercup to Saudi Arabia has been controversial in Spain since its inception, but there was general outrage online during Real Madrid’s 5-3 win over Atletico Madrid in the semi-final.
The first Spanish Super Cup semi-final is currently taking place between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Riyadh. Ahead of the match, both teams paid tribute to German legend Franz Beckenbauer, who passed away earlier this week.
Franz Beckenbauer — the German defender affectionately known as Der Kaiser — achieved plenty across his peerless career.
The 42 digs through the archives to get a sense of ‘Der Kaiser’s’ visits to Dublin for both club and country.
German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78.
Legendary former Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi has paid tribute to the late Franz Beckenbauer, admitting that he often felt ‘uncomfortable’ when
German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has passed away at the age of 78 and will go down as one of the greatest defenders ever to play the game. The centre-back began his career at Bayern Munich, coming through the Bavarian club’s youth ranks before experiencing an incredible career with the German giants.
Aston Villa midfielder Boubacar Kamara was likened to Franz Beckenbauer as a teenager. Olympique Marseille's former academy director Thomas Fernandez worked with Kamara at OM as a youth teamer.
There’s been plenty of reaction on social media among Celtic fans regarding Joe Hart taking such an advanced position on the pitch as Celtic build the play.
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