We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury.
Franz BeckenbauerYou have to sometimes shoot from the second row, that's all football. So you have to be a bit more flexible.
Franz BeckenbauerHe shouldn't have resigned over that game. It was not a bad performance; in fact it was quite a good one for England. I would not have resigned under those circumstances.
Franz Beckenbauer