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Post by bidefordgas on Jan 8, 2024 17:03:59 GMT
Most of us of a certain age group will remember the legendary German footballer. Undoubtedly one of the all time greats.
RIP.
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Post by pirate on Jan 8, 2024 17:09:29 GMT
RIP Der Kaiser
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Post by clovis on Jan 8, 2024 17:13:55 GMT
Truly a great player. He both played in and managed a World Cup winning team. As did Mario Zagallo of Brazil who passed away the other day. Sad times. I shall raise a glass to both of them this evening.
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Post by Dirt Dogg on Jan 8, 2024 17:22:38 GMT
Very sad, truly one of the pioneers of the sport.
Seems like the end of an era, not too many of the greats from that time left.
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Post by eric on Jan 8, 2024 17:37:54 GMT
Truly a great player. He both played in and managed a World Cup winning team. As did Mario Zagallo of Brazil who passed away the other day. Sad times. I shall raise a glass to both of them this evening. ….and Deschamps? Before my time but from the footage I’ve seen over the years Beckenbauer is rightly a true world legend |
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Post by alanrg on Jan 8, 2024 17:41:26 GMT
A great player remember the 66 World Cup Final with his battle with Bobby Charlton
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Post by eric on Jan 8, 2024 17:45:58 GMT
A great player remember the 66 World Cup Final with his battle with Bobby Charlton I’ve heard them both mention in interviews that they were both tasked with man-marking each other by their managers and ended up following each other around the pitch! Good job we had Geoff Hurst !! I remember seeing footage of him (1970 World Cup think) playing with his dislocated shoulder in a sling because they had no subs left. Tough as well as classy! |
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Post by mftc on Jan 8, 2024 18:36:41 GMT
A great player remember the 66 World Cup Final with his battle with Bobby Charlton I’ve heard them both mention in interviews that they were both tasked with man-marking each other by their managers and ended up following each other around the pitch! Good job we had Geoff Hurst !! I remember seeing footage of him (1970 World Cup think) playing with his dislocated shoulder in a sling because they had no subs left. Tough as well as classy! Good job we had Alan Ball! Ran his socks off that day. Was still pretty amazing almost 20 years later for us! There was a wag in the crowd who used to shout "Beckenbauer" when Locks switched play with a great ball out to the wing. Not sure that is the greatest praise Der Kaiser ever rec'd, but I'm sure people of a certain generation knew what he meant. One of the true greats. RIP. |
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