Beckenbauer ends punditry work

AFP, BERLIN: German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who is being investigated over the 2006 World Cup scandal, is giving up his punditry work for Sky Deutschland, it was announced on Wednesday.
Having spent 25 years giving his views to Sky, ‘Der Kaiser’ will make his last appearance on air on Wednesday when Bayern Munich face Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.
Beckenbauer, who captained and coached West Germany to the 1974 and 1990 World Cup titles respectively, was head of the organising committee for the 2006 finals.
The 70-year-old is one of several figures being investigated by both German and Swiss officials over allegations that the right to host the finals was bought by the Germans from world football’s governing body FIFA.

Beckenbauer ends punditry work

AFP, BERLIN: German football legend Franz Beckenbauer, who is being investigated over the 2006 World Cup scandal, is giving up his punditry work for Sky Deutschland, it was announced on Wednesday. Having spent 25 years giving his views to Sky, Der Kaiser will make his last appearance on air on Wednesday when Bayern Munich face Juventus in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. Beckenbauer, who captained and coached West Germany to the 1974 and 1990 World Cup titles respectively, was head of the organising committee for the 2006 finals. The 70-year-old is one of several figures being investigated by both German and Swiss officials over allegations that the right to host the finals was bought by the Germans from world footballs governing body FIFA.