The Germans wanted the World Cup and we were glad we had Franz!
German football legend Franz Beckenbauer is suffering from health problems due to the 2006 World Cup corruption scandal, according to his brother.
Beckenbauer (78 years old) was accused of exploiting his influence to help Germany buy votes from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in order to win the right to host the 2006 World Cup. Although these allegations were not proven, he withdrew from public life and moved to live in Austria.
Walter Beckenbauer says in a documentary film reviewing the German legend’s career: “If I said now that he is fine, I would be lying. I do not like lying. He is not fine. He suffers from a constant state of instability.”
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The documentary polled former Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble (deceased), regarding “Beckenbauer’s corruption allegations,” and he said: “The scandal we are talking about today seems somewhat exaggerated. Beckenbauer made mistakes, not everyone does everything right. “He is human.”
Joschka Fischer, former foreign minister, added in the documentary: “The Germans wanted the World Cup, and we were happy to have Franz Beckenbauer. There is a kind of hypocrisy, we have to accuse ourselves as well. I cannot understand how people turned their backs on him, and how Beckenbauer suddenly became (the villain). ), even though he did great things for our country.”
2024-01-01 09:16:56
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