End of a golden soccer era

In just 13 months, the soccer world has lost three of its biggest stars: Brazilian superplayer Pele in December 2022, then English soccer idol Sir Bobby Charlton in October and our exceptional talent Franz Beckenbauer a few days ago. With the death of these three men, a golden soccer era has sunk behind the horizon. Edi Krainer is an ardent soccer fan. He will attend the funeral service for Franz Beckenbauer at the Allianz Arena in Munich. What does he expect?

Hoher Besuch: Der ehemalige US-Aussenminister Henry Kissinger (l) trifft Franz Beckenbauer zu einem Gespraech am Entmuedungsbecken. Credit: ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images

Franz Beckenbauer (l) von Andy Warhol (r) gemalt Credit: picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Image