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Karl-Heinz Rummenigge wants a memorial service for Franz Beckenbauer in Bayern Munich's home stadium, and Berti Vogts has proposed to name the German Cup after the football great who died on Sunday at age 78. Rummenigge, who played with Beckenbauer at Bayern and was later club CEO, told Tuesday's Bild paper that Bayern owe their club icon Beckenbauer a worthy farewell. "The whole world of football and beyond is mourning out friend Franz. FC Bayern should organise a memorial servic...

Bayern Munich's team commemorated Franz Beckenbauer at Tuesday training amid first proposals over how to best honour the club and global football icon, who died on Sunday at age 78. Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel and the players posed with a shirt saying "Danke Franz" (Thank you Franz) and with a jersey he wore in 1965 before training, and during the session donned black armbands. The club said that their Allianz Arena would be illuminated with the same words "Danke Franz" o...

Bayern Munich will hold a memorial service for Franz Beckenbauer in their Allianz Arena on Friday, January 19, the record Bundesliga champions announced on Tuesday. The club is inviting "friends and companions from national and international sport, culture and politics as well as all fans and the entire football family in general to bid farewell to the unforgettable 'Kaiser' in a special, emotional setting." The celebration will centre on memories of Germany and Bayern great ...

Bayern Munich will hold a memorial service for Franz Beckenbauer in their Allianz Arena on Friday, January 19, the record Bundesliga champions announced on Tuesday. The club is inviting "friends and companions from national and international sport, culture and politics as well as all fans and the entire football family in general to bid farewell to the unforgettable 'Kaiser' in a special, emotional setting." The celebration will centre on memories of Germany and Bayern great ...