German football legend Franc Beckenbauer has passed away. The news was announced on Monday afternoon, as it is said that Franc Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78. He was surrounded by his family when he passed away.
Now Germany says goodbye to the greatest football player of all time.
For all "Der Kaiser", he was a world champion as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990, as well as a champion and winner of the European Cup with FC Bayern.
Franz Beckenbauer had been withdrawn from the public for a long time. The death of his son Stephan in 2015 and rumors about the 2006 World Cup affected his health, which deteriorated.
Eye infarcts, heart surgeries, plus Parkinson's disease overwhelmed him, causing him to suffer a lot lately.