Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78
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FILE - West Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer holds up the World Cup trophy after his team defeated the Netherlands by 2-1, in the World Cup soccer final at Munich's Olympic stadium, in West Germany, on Jul. 7, 1974. German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer has died at 78, news agency dpa reports. (AP Photo, File)FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Franz Beckenbauer, president of the local organizing committee, presents the original soccer ball for the World Cup final to young fans in Berlin Thursday, July 6, 2006. Germany's World Cup-winning coach Franz Beckenbauer has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer was one of German soccer's central figures. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side for its 1990 World Cup win against Argentina. (AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil, File)FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2007 file photo FIFA President Sepp Blatter, center, UEFA President Michel Platini, left, and German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer, right, arrive for a gala match between FIFA and Team 2000 in the 10th edition of the 'Sepp Blatter Tournament', in Ulrichen, Switzerland. Germany's World Cup-winning coach Franz Beckenbauer has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer was one of German soccer's central figures. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side for its 1990 World Cup win against Argentina. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, file)FILE - West German national soccer team captain Franz Beckenbauer, second from right, embraces his team mate, forward Juergen Grabowski while walking around the Olympic stadium, after West Germany beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the Football World Cup Final game at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, on July 7, 1974. (AP Photo, File)FILE - Soccer legends Franz Beckenbauer, left, and Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, known as Pele, embrace during a news conference Friday, April 7, 2006, in New York. Germany's World Cup-winning coach Franz Beckenbauer has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer was one of German soccer's central figures. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side for its 1990 World Cup win against Argentina. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)FILE - Captain of the 1974 World Cup team from West Germany, Franz Beckenbauer, left, Soccer star Pele, center, and Bobby Moore, captain of England's 1966 World Cup soccer team pose for a picture in the Plaza Hotel in New York, Sept. 27, 1977. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)FILE - Fifa executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer smiles during the FIFA Soccer World Cup award ceremony at the adidas headquarters in Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)File - Franz Beckenbauer, President of the German first division Bundesliga team FC Bayern Munich, listens during the annual general meeting of FC Bayern Munich in Munich, southern Germany, on Nov. 12, 2007. Germany's World Cup-winning coach Franz Beckenbauer has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer was one of German soccer's central figures. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side for its 1990 World Cup win against Argentina. (AP Photo/Christof Stache, File)FILE - Franz Beckenbauer, then President of the German Organization Committee of the soccer World Cup briefs the media during a news conference at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, June 29, 2006. German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer has died at 78, news agency dpa reports. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)FILE - German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (center right) kick a ball during his visit to the trainings-camp of German national soccer team in Kamen near Dortmund while Team Coach Franz Beckenbauer (center) on May 25, 1990. Germany's World Cup-winning coach Franz Beckenbauer has died. He was 78. Beckenbauer was one of German soccer's central figures. He captained West Germany to the World Cup title in 1974. He also coached the national side for its 1990 World Cup win against Argentina. (AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil, File)
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FILE - West Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer holds up the World Cup trophy after his team defeated the Netherlands by 2-1, in the World Cup soccer final at Munich's Olympic stadium, in West Germany, on Jul. 7, 1974. German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer has died at 78, news agency dpa reports. (AP Photo, File)