FRANZ BECKENBAUER

 

Franz Beckenbauer shaped the history of Bayern Munich. He was later named Der Kaiser, the emperor. He grew up in Giesing which is mostly home to Blues rather than Reds. Beckenbauer is the son of a postal worker and grew up supporting 1860 and hoped to play for them.

He was ready to do so well as well but firstly he faced in 1958 summer while still playing for the local side. The U14 final tournament was a keenly fought affair and he then played as a center forward and had been involved in the running battle with Gerhard Konig, the center-half whose surname in German means king. (more…)

After a much-needed international break to stop the bleeding, Bayern Munich are back in action this Friday and desperate to get back on track. Julian Nagelsmann faces his counterpart Gerardo Seoane in the midst of a crisis at Leverkusen, who have only won a single game in the league this season. Still, die Werkself are a dangerous side, who easily dispatched Simeone’s Atletico Madrid in the Champions League a few weeks back. With Bayern also suffering from a mini-crisis at the moment, the team cannot afford to go easy on anyone.

Lucas Hernandez (hamstring), Bouna Sarr (patella), Paul Wanner (Covid), and Kingsley Coman (hamstring) are all confirmed to be unavailable for the game. Coman should be back by next week, while Lucas will take still longer to recover. Meanwhile, Leon Goretzka, who suffered a knock in training yesterday, is fit and ready to play. (more…)

 

To the delight of Franz Beckenbauer, he was named in the all-time Ballon d’Or Dream Team that was released earlier this week. He was joined by his fellow Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthäus.

Current Bayern Munich players who can already be considered as the club’s greats Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer were also this week named as both the best striker and goalkeeper in the world at the Awards ceremony organized by FIFA. (more…)

Bayern Munich chief UliHoeness has threatened the German FA that the club could refuse to release players for international call-up due to the goalkeeping row. Barcelona stopper Marc Andre TerStegen caused a stir last month suggesting that he deserves a shot at the number one position.

There has been this consensus in Germany that current number one Manuel Neuer is old and past it. Neuer has suffered a series of injuries in the past few seasons and has not looked like the stopper who was universally regarded as the best stopper. He also has excellent footwork and is a good one on one stopper.

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Robert Lewandowski scored twice on his 100th Bundesliga appearance with Bayern Munich as his side thrashed Mainz. The Poland striker has scored 82 goals in the league since signing on a free from Borussia Dortmund in 2014. The prolific Polish striker reached a century of outings in the German top-flight on Saturday, and marked the occasion with a brace against Mainz.

The Poland international has been prolific throughout his time in Germany, having previously starred for four years at Borussia Dortmund.
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