Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) and representatives of FC Bayern commemorated the late football legend Franz Beckenbauer. “We mourn the loss of a very, very great Bavarian, the most successful and best football player Germany has ever had. A man who was a kind of football god who changed German football and the image of Germans in the world,” said Söder this Wednesday in the court chapel of the Residenz in Munich, where he signed a condolence book and added: “We will never forget him.”
“Franz Beckenbauer revolutionized football”
In addition to club president Herbert Hainer and CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, Beckenbauer’s long-time companions Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge were there for FC Bayern. “Franz was more important than almost anyone, not only for FC Bayern, but also for German football and world football,” said Hainer: “In the past, I have often compared it to Muhammad Ali, who revolutionized boxing “Franz Beckenbauer revolutionized football.”
It was “a sad day for us when we found out that Franz Beckenbauer had died,” said Hainer: “Franz Beckenbauer was not only a very, very great footballer, but he also gave Germany an incredible amount. Namely, positive reputation in the world, especially through the 2006 World Cup.”
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Since Wednesday afternoon, citizens have also had the opportunity to say goodbye to Beckenbauer with an entry in the condolence book in the court chapel of the Munich Residence. He died on Sunday at the age of 78. His name is inextricably linked with FC Bayern. The death of the former world champion as a player and coach sparked worldwide sympathy.
