hello and welcome to sportsday, i mjane dougall. two legends of the sporting world pass away. football icon franz beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the world cup as a player and a manager, has died at the age of 78. and rugby giantjpr williams has also passed away. the revered full back won three grand slam titles with his beloved wales. he has died at the age of 7a. in the fa cup on monday, relief for eric ten hag as manchester united defeat wigan to go through to the fourth round, following a controversial bruno fernandez penalty. and an historic moment at the snooker with only a fourth ever 147 at the masters, but it wasn t enough for ding to defeat o sullivan.
football icon franz beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the world cup as a player and a manager, has died at the age of 78. and rugby giantjpr williams has also passed away. the revered full back won three grand slam titles with his beloved wales. he has died at the age of 7a. in the fa cup on monday, relief for erik ten hag as manchester united defeat wigan to go through to the fourth round following a controversial bruno fernandez penalty. and an historic moment at the snooker with only a fourth ever 147 at the masters, but it wasn t enough for ding to defeat o sullivan.
sporting world pass away. football icon franz beckenbauer, one of only three men to win the world cup as a player and a manager, has died at the age of 78. and rugby giantjpr williams has also passed away. the revered full back won three grand slam titles with his beloved wales. he has died at the age of 74. in the fa cup on monday, relief for erik ten hag as manchester united defeat wigan to go through to the fourth round following a controversial bruno fernandez penalty. and an historic moment at the snooker with only a fourth ever 147 at the masters, but it wasn t enough for ding to defeat o sullivan.
that longevity typical of his indomitable spirit. he was an uncompromising force on the field and a charismatic figure off it. elsewhere, the former england captain gary lineker has paid tribute today to football icon franz beckenbauer, who died yesterday. beckenbauer won the world cup as captain of west germany in 1974 and again as manager in 1990. he earned over a 100 caps with the national side and played over 500 times for bayern munich, winning five league titles and was captain for three european cup wins in the 1970s. an incredible array of silverware, along with twice winning the ballon d or. well, he was a magnificent footballer, first and foremost. he, unlike most world superstars, he was a defender, really. albeit he broke into midfield, he kind of encapsulates the sweeper role, he was the first one to do it.
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