It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host.More Franz Beckenbauer quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

He has been named as the heir apparent of the great Argentine hero, Diego Maradona, by journalists, players, and Maradona himself, alike. I'd personally put him in a drawer of my bedside table.More Franz Beckenbauer quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

The Olympic stadium may have been built only in the early 1970s but it was clear for a long time it had no future. For many reasons it is not good enough for modern football and today's fans.More Franz Beckenbauer quotes [10/12/2011 10:10:09]

Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very, skilful, very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradona's.More Franz Beckenbauer quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chancesMore Franz Beckenbauer quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]