11 Franz Beckenbauer Quotes for You to Enjoy

Franz Beckenbauer

German Athlete

Born: Sep 11, 1945

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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. Franz Beckenbauer

Today Training Old Trouble Too Our Distractions Magazines More Prices Football Share Footballers Checking Coming Than Get Hands Often Used Many Now Watch Players

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

World Nowadays Individual Depends Different Certainly Different World Players

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

Took Over Since Been Fantastic England

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

Fool World Top Ourselves More Any Should Teams

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? Franz Beckenbauer

Money Better Important Would Most Most Important Thing Because Important Thing However Afford Stadium The Most Important Anything Mighty Us Use Team Useless Thing

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. Franz Beckenbauer

The Olympic stadium may have been built only in the early 1970s but it was clear for a long time it had no future. For many reasons it is not good enough for modern football and today's fans. Franz Beckenbauer

Today Future Time Good Fans Long Long Time Not Good Enough Enough No Future Only Had Football Clear Built Been Modern May Stadium Reasons Many Early Olympic

In the World Cup, much depends for every team on how it develops during the tournament. There are always rising tensions. They come from within, and they come from the media. Franz Beckenbauer

World Every Rising Tournament Tensions Develops Come Within Always How Cup Depends Much Team Media World Cup

I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid to give long speeches to the players throughout our preparations. It was important they had all the information possible. Franz Beckenbauer

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. Franz Beckenbauer

You Game Every Rugby Our Minutes Football Also American Move Different American Football Soccer Moving Play Interrupt Two Interruption

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. Franz Beckenbauer

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