Franz Beckenbauer Quotes, Thoughts and images

It is not the strong one that wins, the one that wins is strong.

There's only one possibility: win, draw or loose.

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.

Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England has been fantastic.

Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved.

As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.

No one wanted to fall back behind so both teams waited for a mistake from the other.

Real Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all others and is the target of all players.

Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very skilful, very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradona's.

What FC Bayern has become is thanks to Gerd Mueller.

George Best was one of the most talented players of all time and probably the best footballer who never made it to a major world final.

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?

It's quite possible that Beckham suffers from a mental block at big tournaments

Sometimes, in the dressing room, I think I am in Hollywood.

You know the Dutch, they're always a bit funny... some of them.

For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.