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The emperor is no more: German football legend Franz Beckenbauer died on Monday at the age of 78. But where did the 1974 (as captain) and 1990 (as coach) world champion get his nickname?
Flashback to 1971. Beckenbauer is in Vienna with his Bayern for a friendly match – Austria wants to celebrate its 60th anniversary there. On the occasion of this game, the German libero posed next to a bust of the former Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I. A photographer captured the moment. The German newspaper Kicker headlined “Two emperors met in the Hofburg”: the nickname Kaiser was created!
As ’emperor’, Captain Beckenbauer led the DFB team to the European championship title about a year later, and two years later the Germans became world champions. Now one of the greatest footballers in the world is dead.
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team
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SP
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T.D
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PT
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1
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 Bayer Leverkusen
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16
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34
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42
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|
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2
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 Bayern Munich
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15
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34
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38
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|
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3
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 VfB Stuttgart
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16
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18
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34
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|
|
4
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 RB Leipzig
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16
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21
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33
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|
|
5
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 Borussia Dortmund
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16
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5
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27
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|
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6
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 Eintracht Frankfurt
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16
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6
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24
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|
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7
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 TSG Hoffenheim
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16
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2
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24
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|
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8th
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 Sc Freiburg
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16
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-5
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24
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9
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 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
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16
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-7
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20
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|
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10
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 VfL Wolfsburg
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16
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-7
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19
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|
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11
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 FC Augsburg
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16
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-7
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18
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12
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 Borussia Monchengladbach
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16
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-4
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17
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|
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13
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 Werder Bremen
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16
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-7
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16
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14
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 VfL Bochum
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16
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-15
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16
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15
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 Union Berlin
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15
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-14
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13
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|
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16
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 FSV Mainz
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16
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-15
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10
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|
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17
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 1. FC Cologne
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16
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-18
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10
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18
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 SV Darmstadt 98
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16
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-21
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10
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Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
