Franz Beckenbauer Quotes

German - Athlete | September 11, 1945 -

At least six Bayern players, who have won almost everything, are in the national squad.

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The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazines in their hands. Now, more often than not, they are checking the share prices.

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Rugby is a different game. There is an interruption every two minutes also in American football. Our soccer is a moving game: play, play, play, move, move - you don't interrupt.

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If a Middle Eastern sheikh comes to buy Bayern Munich, he could buy 49 per cent. Fifty-one per cent must stay in Germany with the club. That law came about because of the developments of international football.

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Certainly it is a different world for players nowadays. But it depends on the individual.

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For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.

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Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic.

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We should not fool ourselves. We are not one of the world's top teams any more.

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At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would only increase further.

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The most important thing however is the money. What use would it be to us, to have a a mighty stadium but a useless team, because we couldn't afford anything better?

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At the World Cup and even now at the Confederations Cup, our security provisions will ensure the greatest level of protection possible for all those participating - both inside and outside the stadiums.

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Back then, a half-a-century ago, the situation was totally different. Economically, we were practically on our knees, and politically, we were still excluded from the community of nations. Today, in this respect, we have a totally different and much more stable basis.

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