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At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would only increase further.

~Franz Beckenbauer

Topics: Anticipation Any Cup Effects Everyone Further Having Increase Only Our Particularly Positive Rate See Success World World Cup Would I Can

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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

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

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Back then, a half-a-century ago, the situation was totally different. Economically, we were practically on our knees, and politically, we were still excluded from the community of nations. Today, in this respect, we have a totally different and much more stable basis.

~Franz Beckenbauer

Topics: Back Basis Community Different Economically Excluded Knees More Much Nations Our Politically Practically Respect Situation Stable Still Then Today Totally Were

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It would make me a lot happier if I could meet up again next year with as many friends as possible from all over the world who I've met during my career. That's where the great opportunity lies, for me personally, in our role as World Cup host.

~Franz Beckenbauer

Topics: Again Career Could Cup Friends Great Great Opportunity Happier Host If I Could Lies Lot Make Many Me Meet Met Next Next Year Opportunity Our Over Personally Possible Role Up Where Who World World Cup Would Year

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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

Topics: Been Built Clear Early Enough Fans Football Future Good Had Long Long Time Many May Modern No Future Not Good Enough Olympic Only Reasons Stadium Time Today 1970S

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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

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

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The two designs are completely different. The first is totally futuristic, the second is more classical. You can of course get very excited about doing something completely out of the ordinary, just like the Olympic stadium in its time. But each to his or her own taste.

~Franz Beckenbauer

Topics: About Classical Course Designs Different Doing Each Excited First Futuristic Get Her His Just Like More Olympic Ordinary Out Own Second Something Stadium Taste Time Totally Two Very You

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The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location.

~Franz Beckenbauer

Topics: Above Capable Course Cup Economic Exceptional Germany Heart Highly Ideal Location Naturally New Overall Platform Portray Positive Stadiums Tournament World World Cup

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We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury.

~Franz Beckenbauer

Topics: Allow Breaks Country End England Hand Italy January Just Last Look Luxury Off Other Ourselves Play Remaining Right Season Six Spain Take Through Two Until Weeks Winter You

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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

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

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Athlete

Born: September 11th, 1945

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