Franz Beckenbauer
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In the mag: Messi in Miami! PLUS Alonso at Leverkusen, Vicario, Deco, Champions League preview, FFT goes to AFCON and MORE!
By Gregg Davies published
Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device – from Thursday 8 February
Franz Beckenbauer has died at the age of 78
By Ryan Dabbs published
Franz Beckenbauer, Germany and Bayern Munich legend, passed away in his sleep on Sunday night
How Beckenbauer became the brains, guts and vision of Bayern Munich
By Paul Simpson last updated
Franz Beckenbauer Did Der Kaiser invent total football? Some say so...
FourFourTwo's 50 most influential footballers of all time
By Mark White published
The most influential players ever who, regardless of era, background or skill level shaped the sport into what it is today
Ranked! The 100 best football managers of all time
By Chris Flanagan published
RANKED! The 100 best football managers of all time, ever: it's time to honour the best tacticians, tinkermen and master motivators in the history of the game. Buckle up...
12 of the best goalscoring defenders in football history
By Greg Lea published
Lists Gerard Pique became the top-scoring stopper in Champions League history last week, so we’ve picked out some more of the most prolific players who started at the back
In the mag: World Cup icons! FREE Panini album! Football League Top 50! Robben One-on-One!
By Gregg Davies published
FourFourTwo Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print, or on iPad and iPhone – from April 4
11 footballers who played through the pain barrier (and definitely, definitely shouldn't have)
By Tim Ellis published
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...
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