Before the ball rolled in the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening, a check from FC Bayern for 500,000 euros went to the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation.
Before the game, Heidi Beckenbauer received flowers and a check for half a million euros. IMAGO/MIS
Before the semi-final clash between FC Bayern and Real Madrid on Tuesday evening, the Munich fans showed a great choreography, “Kaiser Franz” was written there in large letters, and in the middle there was a large pennant with Beckenbauer, who died on January 7th. A worthy setting for the game against the Royals. But that’s not enough. FC Bayern donated half a million euros to the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation.
CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen and CFO Michael Diederich presented a large check for this sum to widow Heidi Beckenbauer, who came to the Allianz Arena with her son Joel.
On behalf of the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this great donation.
“After saying goodbye to Franz Beckenbauer, we said that we wanted to do something. We are very happy and very proud to be able to hand over 500,000 euros to the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation today. This great sum came from the auctions of the jerseys with the inscription ‘Thank you Franz’, which our players wore in honor of Franz against Hoffenheim, from the sale of our merchandising items and from numerous donations from our fans,” explained Dreesen.
“On behalf of the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation, we would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this great donation,” said Heidi Beckenbauer. “Franz has supported people in need for years. We are very grateful and it is an honor to continue his work with the foundation.”
50 years ago, FCB won the national championship cup for the first time with Beckenbauer
“This semi-final against Real Madrid is a wonderful setting,” Dreesen explained. “The Allianz Arena is full, and all of us here will never forget Franz Beckenbauer: He also played historic games against clubs like Real Madrid – and with him as captain, FC Bayern won the European Cup for the first time exactly 50 years ago .”
2024-04-30 19:10:52
#Wonderful #setting #Bayern #donates #euros #Beckenbauer #Foundation
