Memorial ceremony for Beckenbauer held in Munich

by Oliver Trust

BERLIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Many of his companions spoke last words at the memorial ceremony for Franz Beckenbauer on Friday afternoon.

Beckenbauer, one of football's first superstars, better known as "The Kaiser" (The Emperor), died on January 7, 2024 at home in Salzburg, Austria, at the age of 78.

The Munich arena, home of the 2020 treble winner Bayern, turned into the place of an