The announcement of the death of Franz Beckenbauer this Monday at the age of 78 caused a storm of reactions and intense emotion in the world of football.
A few days after the death of Brazilian legend Mario Zagallo, it is German football’s turn to mourn the man many consider to be the best footballer in his country’s history. Very weakened by several heart operations and Parkinson’s disease, Franz Beckenbauer passed away this Sunday. The information only leaked on Monday, but since then, reactions have multiplied to salute the memory of a giant of world football.
On social networks, the messages follow one another. Among the first to react, Franck Ribéry, a figure at Bayern Munich, posted a photo of himself shaking hands with the former leader, with these few words: “ Hi Kaiser! Rest in peace. » The same message taken up in another form by Lionel Messi who posted a black and white photo of Beckenbauer, with these four letters: “ QEPD “, in other words ” Que en paz descent » (Rest in peace, in French).
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A blow to the head
For his part, Michel Platini reacted on RMC : “ I took a blow to the head because it was the ‘Kaiser’ and Franz I spent many years with him (…) We go a long way together. I knew he was very, very ill because Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had told me so. And there he is, he left us. » Bayern Munich, for their part, posted a message of desolation: “ The world of FC Bayern is no longer what it used to be – suddenly darker, calmer, poorer. The club mourns Franz Beckenbauer, the only ‘Kaiser’ without whom Bayern would never have become the club it is today. Rest in peace. »
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So many reactions imbued with infinite sadness to pay homage to a vanished legend. During his brilliant playing career, Franz Beckenbauer notably won a World Cup in 1974 and a Euro in 1972. With Bayern Munich, he gleaned four German championship titles, three Champion Club Cups (old version of the Champions League). A list far from exhaustive as his trophy cabinet is full.
