'Der Kaiser' of World Soccer: Franz Beckenbauer obituary

Franz Beckenbauer (l) mit dem Weltmeistschaftspokal nach dem gewonnenen Finale bei der Weltmeisterschaft 1990 in Italien. Credit: picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images

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The sports world is deeply saddened. Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. German football has lost one of the sport's great legends and personalities. Together with soccer experts Oli Kerbel and Bernd Merkel, SBS Daniel Georgakos looks back on the life and successes of the "Kaiser".

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'Der Kaiser' of World Soccer: Franz Beckenbauer obituary

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The sports world is deeply saddened. Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78. German football has lost one of the sport's great legends and personalities. Together with soccer experts Oli Kerbel and Bernd Merkel, SBS Daniel Georgakos looks back on the life and successes of the "Kaiser".

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