German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer died on Sunday. He was 78. Beckenbauer led Germany to World Cup wins twice, first as captain and then as coach. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer waves to fans after Germany wins the 1974 World Cup final on June in Dusseldorf, Germany. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer in action during a match in August 1977. Photo: IC Photo

Beckenbauer celebrates as Germany wins the 1990 World Cup final against Argentina in Milan, Italy on July 8, 1990. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer (right) and fellow soccer legend Pele (center) pose for a photo with then-president of FIFA Sepp Blatter after receiving the association’s Centennial Order of Merit in Zurich, Switzerland on Sep. 23, 2004. Beckenbauer and Pele played together for the New York Cosmos. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer and his mother laugh during a studio recording of “The Emperor turns 60” in Bavaria Studios in Munich, Germany on Sep. 9, 2005. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer and Pele pose with the official mascot of the 2006 World Cup in Hamburg, Germany on June 3, 2006. Pele died in December 2022. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer presents the football for the World Cup final to fans with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Germany on July 6, 2006. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer meets with young players in Shanghai in July 2013. Photo: VCG

Beckenbauer holds a trophy during the opening ceremony of the German Football Hall of Fame at the German Football Museum in Munich on April 1, 2019. Photo: VCG