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Across his 78 years on Earth, Franz Beckenbauer left one of the greatest legacies in the history of football. Nicknamed der Kaiser ("the Emperor"), Beckenbauer started out as a midfielder, but established himself as a centre-back, and he is credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper. Beckenbauer is one of ten players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the European Cup, and the Ballon d'Or,
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