German Football Legend, Franz Beckenbauer Dies Aged 78

Football legend, Franz Beckenbauer has lost his life at the age of 78, the German football federation told AFP’s sports subsidiary SID on Monday.

Beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the World Cup as a player and as a coach, died on Sunday, the DFB announced.

Former captain of the German team in the 1970s, Beckenbauer had in the last years been suffering from health problems.