FC Bayern will pay tribute to Franz Beckenbauer at the Allianz Arena on January 19, following a proposal made by former international and former president of the Club's Board of Directors, Karl-heinz Rummennige.
Bayern has invited "friends and companions in national and international sport, culture and politics and in general all the fans and the club's family to say goodbye to the unforgettable Kaiser in an emotional setting."
According to information from the newspaper Bild, Beckenbauer, who died this Monday at the age of 78, will be buried in the coming days in a family and intimate ceremony.
Various proposals have emerged from the world of football to pay him a lasting tribute. Former coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has suggested naming the Allianz Arena after him.
Former international and coach Berti Vogts has suggested naming the German Cup after Beckenbauer.
This Monday, the death of Beckenbauer, born in Munich in 1945 and suffering from health problems for some years, was known. The sad news was confirmed by his family to the DPA agency without specifying the cause: "It is with great sadness that we inform that our husband and father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away on Sunday peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by his family."
