Thousands attend memorial service for Franz Beckenbauer at Bayern Munich’s stadium
Among the guests were German chancellor Olaf Scholz and a host of other political figures, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin
Beckenbauer, the soccer player in a tuxedo
The Bayern and West Germany great is regarded as one of the finest players in history, alongside the canonized quintet of Pelé, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78
His legacy was later tainted by charges that he only succeeded in winning the 2006 World Cup hosting rights with the help of bribery. He denied the allegations