Franz Beckenbauer

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Argentina and West Germany captains Diego Maradona and Lothar Matthaus during the coin toss ahead of the 1990 World Cup final.

World Cup-winning captains

By Ben Hayward Published

A look at the players who led their nations to World Cup glory in the men's game...

Coaches & Managers
Zinedine Zidane holds the Champions League trophy after Real Madrid's victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 final at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland

Major trophy winners with the same club as player and manager

By Tom Hancock Published

These stars are legend of the pitch and the dugout in at least one place

Coaches & Managers
Liverpool manager Joe Fagan, 1983

Managers who managed their hometown club

By Tom Hancock Published

A look at some local lads who called the shots from the touchline

Coaches & Managers
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of ChatGPT's all-time XI

We asked ChatGPT for the greatest XI of all time: here's what it said

By Mark White Published

What's ChatGPT's ball knowledge like? FourFourTwo tests our AI overlord

Coaches & Managers
The 100 best European players of all time

Ranked! The 100 best European football players of all time

By Ryan Dabbs Published

RANKED! The 100 best football players who have ever lived: from Cristiano to Camacho, Beckenbauer to Beckham and everyone in between

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FourFourTwo Issue 362

In the mag: Messi in Miami! PLUS Alonso at Leverkusen, Vicario, Deco, Champions League preview, FFT goes to AFCON and MORE!

By Gregg Davies Published

Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday 8 February

Coaches & Managers
Former German football player Franz Beckenbauer holds his trophy as he attends the opening gala for the Hall of Fame of German Football at the German Football Museum in Dortmund on April 1, 2019. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)

Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Franz Beckenbauer, Germany and Bayern Munich legend, passed away in his sleep on Sunday night

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How Beckenbauer became the brains, guts and vision of Bayern Munich

By Paul Simpson Last updated

Franz Beckenbauer Did Der Kaiser invent total football? Some say so...

Franz Beckenbauer
The 50 most influential footballers of all time

FourFourTwo's 50 most influential footballers of all time

By Mark White Published

The most influential players ever who, regardless of era, background or skill level shaped the sport into what it is today

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Ranked! The 100 best football managers of all time

Ranked! The 100 best football managers of all time

By Chris Flanagan Published

RANKED! The 100 best football managers of all time, ever: it's time to honour the best tacticians, tinkermen and master motivators in the history of the game. Buckle up...

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