Karl-Heinz Rummenigge once played together with Franz Beckenbauer at FC Bayern and was CEO of the Munich team during the Kaiser’s presidency. He now has a big wish – just like Berti Vogts, who wants to rename the DFB Cup.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge wants for him Franz Beckenbauer died on Sunday hold a big funeral service. “The entire world of football and beyond is mourning the loss of our friend Franz. FC Bayern should host a memorial service in the stadium to thank and remember him, which would never have existed without him!” said the ex-Bayern boss to “Bild “. By this he means the Fröttmaninger Arena in the north of Munich.
“I am deeply shocked. Franz Beckenbauer has rewrote the history of German football and left a lasting impact on it,” the supervisory board of the German football record champions said in a statement from the club said.
Rummenigge is said to have already discussed the proposal with Hoeneß
“He was my captain at FC Bayern, my coach at the national team, our president at Bayern and in all of these roles he was not only successful, but unique.” The 68 year old Rummenigge continued: “German football is losing the greatest personality in its history.”
According to information from “Bild”, Rummenigge spoke to Hoeneß on the phone on Monday about the funeral service. Bavaria wants to examine the feasibility of the proposal. The funeral service would then take place in the 75,024-seat Allianz Arena. Beckenbauer died on Sunday at the age of 78.
Vogts would like the DFB Cup to be renamed
Beckenbauer’s former teammate and Successor as national coach Berti Vogts, 77, has another suggestion: The former national coach can imagine renaming the DFB Cup in honor of Beckenbauer: “It is important that his name is not forgotten by the following generations of footballers. Maybe you should at the DFB “Think about naming the DFB Cup after Franz Beckenbauer, for example,” Vogts told the “Rheinische Post”.
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January 9, 2024 – 8:55 a.m
