“Thank you, Kaiser.” This Friday, Bayern and the football world paid a final and emotional tribute to one of the greatest legends in their history, Franz Beckenbauer, who died on January 7 at the age of 78 in Salzburg. The Allianz Arena, home of Bayern and without which Beckenbauer’s drive cannot exist, was the scene of this emotional event.
Uli Hoeness, honorary president of Bayern, moved everyone even more with these words: “Dear Franz, it’s been twelve days since you passed away. I miss you so much. Rest in peace, a peace that is sadly not you’ve done it. enjoy the last few years.” Herbert Hainer, current president of the Munich club, uttered this emotional phrase about Beckenbauer: “An example for all generations.” World champion with Germany as a player and as a coach, then a leader, the ‘Kaiser’ will always be a symbol of Bayern and football, which owes a lot to him.
A portrait of Beckenbauer was placed in the center circle of the Allianz Arena, surrounded by thirty funeral wreaths placed by the most important clubs in the world, such as Barcelona and Liverpool.
The ceremony took place in the presence of Gianni Infantino (FIFA president), Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA) and Aleksander Ceferin, and club presidents such as Joan Laporta (Barcelona), Nasser al-Khelaïfi (PSG) and the honorary president of Real Madrid, José Martínez. Pirri. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany, and Olaf Scholz, Chancellor, attended the event.
Along with the current Bayern squad, there are football legends from several generations (Paul Breitner, Lothar Matthäus, Bastian Schweinsteiger), not only from Bayern, but from international football, among them Deco and Bixente Lizarazu.
The tribute to the legend of legends that will always be Franz Beckenbauer It began with the notes of Con Te Partiro and ended with Nessum Dorma, two arias performed by the Munich tenor. Jonas Hoffmannat the end of a ceremony that lasted an hour, before 25,000 spectators with eternal feelings: “Thank you, Kaiser.”
Source: La Verdad
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