A majority of people polled in Germany do not approve of the German Cup being renamed in honour of the late Franz Beckenbauer. In a survey by YouGov, around 44% rejected the idea while around 29% supported the proposal and a further 29% did not say. The company polled 12,383 people over 18 in Germany between Friday and Sunday. Former Germany coach Berti Vogts had suggested the idea after German football icon Beckenbauer died just over a week ago aged 78. Beckenbauer won the World Cup for Germany
Bayern Munich did Franz Beckenbauer proud when they beat 10-man Hoffenheim 3-0 in the Bundesliga restart on Friday dedicated to the late club and Germany football legend. Jamal Musiala scored a brace and league top scorer Harry Kane netted for the 22nd time after Bayern initially took a while to get going under the emotional circumstances following Beckenbauer's death on Sunday at age 78. "He is a legend here and we wanted to win for him," Musiala told streaming portal DAZN after a game preceded
Former German international Ulf Kirsten has proposed to name the national federation DFB campus after Franz Beckenbauer as suggestions on how to honour the late football icon continued. "I would consider it a great idea to rename the new DFB campus in Frankfurt to Franz Beckenbauer Academy," Kirsten told the t-online portal on Thursday. "A stadium with his name would also be a good honour but is not easy these days because of the sponsors." Former Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld had previous
Bayern Munich are ready for a "very emotional" Bundesliga restart on Friday in the wake of Franz Beckenbauer's death, amid further proposals on how to assure a lasting memory of the Bayern and German football icon. Former German international Ulf Kirsten has suggested to name the national federation DFB campus after Beckenbauer, and along with Beckenbauer's long-time club and country team-mate Sepp Maier would also welcome a statue of him at Bayern's Allianz Arena. The stadium will be the centre