Franz Beckenbauer came to America to play for the New York Cosmos. Getty Images. Beckenbauer missed the 1978 World Cup because the Germans decided not to invite players playing abroad.

Mit Klub-WM und Weltmeisterschaft versucht die Fifa, den US-Markt zu erobern. Nicht zum ersten Mal: Vor 50 Jahren wechselten ...

Franz Beckenbauer, who led the West German national team to World Cup championships as player and coach and whose on-field presence was so dominant that he was nicknamed “Der Kaiser,” died Jan ...

The New York Cosmos’ Franz Beckenbauer (6) battles for the ball during an NASL game on May 1, 1983, in East Rutherford, N.J. Beckenbauer missed the 1978 World Cup because the Germans decided not ...

Revolutionary soccer player Franz Beckenbauer, one of the few men to win the World Cup as both as a player and a coach, has died at the age of 78, according to the German football federation (DFB).

Retired Brazilian soccer star Pele, left, welcomes German soccer player Franz Beckenbauer back to the New York Cosmos. Beckenbauer first signed with the Cosmos in 1977 and played with the team ...

Franz Beckenbauer, a ... He went on to pick up three more titles during a spell, in the autumn of his career, with the New York Cosmos. More notable still, he won with his national team, too.

Franz Beckenbauer, who led Germany to a World Cup title as a coach and a player, has died, his family said Monday. The two-time Ballon d'Or winner was 78.

BERLIN — Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died. He was 78.

Revolutionary soccer player Franz Beckenbauer, one of the few men to win the World Cup as both as a player and a coach, has died at the age of 78, according to the German football federation (DFB).

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach and became one of Germany’s most beloved personalities with his easygoing charm, has died, news agency dpa reported Monday.