Latest about Franz Beckenbauer
11 footballers who played through the pain barrier (and definitely, definitely shouldn't have)
Jose Mourinho has regularly questioned the steel of some of his players, but these 11 sacrificed it all to be on the pitch – whether for the team's benefit or for their own glory tends to vary...
The Best Footballers in the World… in 1966. Who comes top?
FFT100 Had FourFourTwo been around (presumably under a different name) 50 years ago, who would have been in the FFT100? FFT’s launch editor Paul Simpson wonders...
Schweinsteiger better off away from Manchester - Beckenbauer
Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger looks happier with Germany's national team than at his club side Manchester United, according to Franz Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer, Van der Sar back Van Gaal for United
Louis van Gaal Franz Beckenbauer and Edwin van der Sar have claimed Manchester United could not find a better manager than Louis van Gaal.
FIFA overturn football ban on Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer FIFA have lifted the ban from all football-related activity imposed on Franz Beckenbauer, his management have announced.
FourFourTwo's 100 Greatest Footballers EVER: No.7, Franz Beckenbauer
FFT 100 Greatest The German bestrode European football like an elegant colossus, redefining what a defender could do and winning it all for club and country
'Complete defender' Boateng is world's best, claims Sammer
Jerome Boateng Matthias Sammer feels Jerome Boateng's development at Bayern Munich has seen him become the world's best defender.
