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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
Anticipation
Any
Cup
Effects
Everyone
Further
Having
I Can
Increase
Only
Our
Particularly
Positive
Rate
See
Success
World
World Cup
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At least six Bayern players, who have won almost everything, are in the national squad.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Almost
Almost Everything
Everything
Least
National
Players
Six
Squad
Who
Won
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At the World Cup and even now at the Confederations Cup, our security provisions will ensure the greatest level of protection possible for all those participating - both inside and outside the stadiums.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Both
Cup
Ensure
Even
Even Now
Greatest
Inside
Level
Now
Our
Outside
Participating
Possible
Protection
Provisions
Security
Stadiums
Those
Will
World
World Cup
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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
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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Certainly it is a different world for players nowadays. But it depends on the individual.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Certainly
Depends
Different
Different World
Individual
Nowadays
Players
World
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For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Basketball
Being
Example
For Example
Human
Human Being
Jordan
Michael
Michael Jordan
Modest
Play
Play Basketball
Remains
Year
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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
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
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Year
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Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Been
England
Fantastic
Over
Since
Took
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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
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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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
1970s
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
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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
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
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
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
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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We should not fool ourselves. We are not one of the world's top teams any more.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Any
Fool
More
Ourselves
Should
Teams
Top
World
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German football is like English football. The Germans and the English do not play like a Brazilian side. They have to improve, bring up their young players, who have character.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Brazilian
Bring
Character
English
English Football
Football
German
Germans
Improve
Like
Play
Players
Side
Up
Who
Young
Young Players
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I kept my speeches short as captain. I focused on the key points of the opposition of the day. As coach, I was never afraid to give long speeches to the players throughout our preparations. It was important they had all the information possible.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Afraid
Captain
Coach
Day
Focused
Give
Had
Important
Information
Kept
Key
Long
Never
Opposition
Our
Players
Points
Possible
Preparations
Short
Speeches
Throughout
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If a Middle Eastern sheikh comes to buy Bayern Munich, he could buy 49 per cent. Fifty-one per cent must stay in Germany with the club. That law came about because of the developments of international football.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
About
Because
Buy
Came
Cent
Club
Could
Developments
Eastern
Football
Germany
He
International
Law
Middle
Middle Eastern
Munich
Must
Per
Stay
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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
Always
Come
Cup
Depends
Develops
Every
How
Media
Much
Rising
Team
Tensions
Tournament
Within
World
World Cup
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Rugby is a different game. There is an interruption every two minutes also in American football. Our soccer is a moving game: play, play, play, move, move - you don't interrupt.
~ Franz Beckenbauer
Also
American
American Football
Different
Every
Football
Game
Interrupt
Interruption
Minutes
Move
Moving
Our
Play
Rugby
Soccer
Two
You
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11 September, 1945
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