“If I said now that it was fine, I would lie and I don't like to lie. It doesn't feel good. It's a constant up and down," Walter Beckenbauer, brother of Franz Beckenbauer (78 years old), was so explicit about the footballer's health. These statements are part of the preview of the documentary titled with the legendary player's last name that will be released on January 2 by the German consortium (ARD).
Beckenbauer will cover the most important and endearing moments of the career of the great Bayern Munich legend. However, he will not count on his intervention due to his delicate state of health. In fact, since April he has distanced himself from public life. In 2022, Franz Beckenbauer spoke about his health before the World Cup in Qatar. 'Der Kaiser' said that he could not be present because he had suffered a 'heart attack' in his eye and could not see anything with his right eye. "I had a so-called heart attack in one eye. Unfortunately I can no longer see anything with my right eye and I have to be careful with my heart," he said.
In August, Lothar Matthäus already expressed his concern about Beckenbauer's current health. “We wish him the best, that he returns to being the same as before, with his energy. Of course, we hope it gets better again. Franz always said that health is the most important thing in life. He doesn't have that right now,” he declared half a year after the Euro Cup in Germany.
Last week, the German newspaper Spiegel sounded the alarm by stating that any emotional shock could put the Kaiser's clinical condition at "serious risk", which has suffered a "significant deterioration" affecting both his judgment and his memory. with no prospects for improvement.
Beckenbauer, Bayern's honorary president, won the World Cup twice with West Germany during his career. In 1974 he won the tournament as a player and in 1990 as a coach. He spent most of his career at Bayern Munich and twice won the Ballon d'Or as the best player on the planet. In 2020 he was included in the award's historic Dream Team.
