Tribute to Beckenbauer in an emotional Euro Cup opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of Euro 2024held at Allianz Arena in Munichstadium Bavaria, is purely German. A celebration of music, color and fireworks hidden by the emotional memory of the legendary Franz Beckenbauer, died six months ago. His widow, Heidi, is in charge of bringing the Euro Cup trophy onto the field of play and placing it on a pedestal, along with two legendary former captains of the German national team, such as Jürgen Klinsmann and Bernard Dietz, Euro champions in 1996 and 1980, respectively. The packed stands cheered the trio. This was the biggest applause of the entire ceremony.

In a short but very emotional event, Heidi received all the love from the fans present at Allianz and he bade them farewell, kissing the sky in memory of his wife, the myth Franz Beckenbauer, which received another well-deserved recognition. On January 7, in Salzburg (Austria), the best player in German history died. He passed away at the age of 78, leaving behind an impressive legacy of titles and achievements including Bayern Munich and the German team.

More than 270 people danced and did not stop waving multi-colored flags on a lawn covered with a white canvas from which banners appeared with the names of the various headquarters of this organization. European Cup. The fans of Germany and Scotland They really enjoyed the songs and colors of the German artist Leoniefrom the American group OneRepublic and the Italian electronic trio Medusawhich they interpreted ‘Fire’, the official theme of the Eurocup.

Among all these shows, which also include the exhibition of a huge 18-meter plastic replica of the trophy in which 24 teams will compete, the figure of the eternal Beckenbauerthat appeared on the video scoreboards of Allianz Arena with iconic images raising their trophies in the preludes. The audience was moved and the wife cried. The aura of Franz undoubtedly permeated the opening ceremony of Euro 2024. He ‘Kaiser’ It shines like in the old days.