Messi shows respect for Beckenbauer

This morning (January 9, Vietnam time), the world football community received sad news when German football legend Franz Beckenbauer passed away at the age of 78. In recent years, Beckenbauer has suffered from dementia. his memory and health declined greatly.

During his illustrious career, while still playing football, Beckenbauer created a special mark by turning the sweeper position into a new concept compared to the previous conventional way of playing. Able to control the ball superbly, always knowing how to defend and attack very flexibly, Beckenbauer has become a key player with the two teams he left the deepest impression on: Bayern Munich Club and West Germany National Team.

With Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer has won many noble titles, notably 5 Bundesliga championships and 3 European Cup champions. In the West German national team, Beckenbauer won EURO 1972 and World Cup 1974. With his leadership style, Beckenbauer was nicknamed “Emperor”.

When becoming a coach, Beckenbauer also won the 1990 World Cup with the German team. He is also a rare person to win the world championship both as a player and as a coach.

After Beckenbauer passed away, many famous players around the world expressed their condolences and respect for him. On social networks, Messi posted an image of Beckenbauer with the caption “May he rest in peace”.

Messi is Argentine and in history, Argentine football has had many memorable encounters with West German football. In particular, the West German team led by Beckenbauer lost to the late legendary Diego Maradona’s Argentina team in the 1986 World Cup final before winning again in the championship match four years later. Those things did not make Messi less respectful of Beckenbauer and he acted very emotionally, showing his respect for the predecessor of world football.