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Bernd Patzke, Franz Beckenbauer, Friedel Lutz and Sepp Maier, 1966.

Bernd Patzke, Franz Beckenbauer, Friedel Lutz and Sepp Maier, 1966.

23rd April 2012 10
#epic photo is epic#look at baby franz!#and baby sepp!#obviously too young at the time of his photo to grow the amazing whiskers he sported later in his life#Bernd Patzke#Friedel Lutz#Sepp Maier#franz beckenbauer#legends all over the damn place#west germany nt#back in the dizzay#patzke#1860 Munich#hertha berlin#lutz#Eintracht Frankfurt#beckenbauer#maier#when they were small children#bayern munich#germany nt#Die Mannschaft#hq
Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup 1974.

Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup 1974.

9th April 2012 60
#epic photo is epic#giving away of of photography's secrets#franz beckenbauer#legend#germany nt#back in the dizzay#beckenbauer#bayern munich#west germany nt#Die Mannschaft#hq
After Rivera’s goal against West Germany, World Cup 1970.

After Rivera’s goal against West Germany, World Cup 1970.

30th March 2012 39
#epic match was really really epic#and the photo isn't bad either#gianni rivera#luigi riva#franz beckenbauer#sepp maier#legends all over the damn place#gli old azzurri#Die Mannschaft#tell me again that everything didn't used to be better#rivera#gigi riva#Rombo di Tuono#beckenbauer#maier#bayern munich#world cup#game of the century#Estadio Azteca#italy nt#germany nt#west germany nt#hq
Beckenbauer’s goal against USSR, World Cup 1966.

Beckenbauer’s goal against USSR, World Cup 1966.

28th March 2012 60
#gorgeous photo is gorgeous#franz beckenbauer#(tho he's out of frame the ball is there because of him ok)#lev yashin#legend#west germany nt#russia nt#back in the dizzay#world cup#beckenbauer#yashin#the black spider#ussr nt#commies#my true people#cccp#germany nt#Die Mannschaft#goodison park#hq
Cruyff v Beckenbauer, 1973.

Cruyff v Beckenbauer, 1973.

20th March 2012 85
#beckenbauer is SO OVER chasing cruyff around#seriously dude would you just stand still for a second?#come on!#johan cruyff#franz beckenbauer#legends all over the damn place#AFC Ajax#bayern munich#back in the dizzay#cruyff#dutch nt#oranje#ajax#beckenbauer#germany nt#Die Mannschaft#hq
Franz Beckenbauer in fancy dress, mid-1960s.

Franz Beckenbauer in fancy dress, mid-1960s.

7th March 2012 298
#epic photo is epic#franz beckenbauer#at what was surely the single lowest point of his career#before he he had the power to say HELL NO to awful photo shoot ideas#bayern munich#back in the dizzay#beckenbauer#legend#germany nt#Die Mannschaft#new york cosmos#hq
West Germany, celebrating their victory in the 1974 World Cup.

West Germany, celebrating their victory in the 1974 World Cup.

28th February 2012 19
#epic photo is epic#it's oddly reassuring to see that sepp maier remains terrifying even when he's exploding with joy#Sepp Maier#franz beckenbauer#Horst-Dieter Hottges#Gerd Mueller#Jurgen Grabowski#Paul Breitner#Bernd Holzenbein#Berti Vogts#Wolfgang Overath#legends all over the damn place#west germany nt#back in the dizzay#Die Mannschaft#germany nt#world cup#vogts#mueller#beckenbauer#Azerbaijan nt#bayern munich#maier#hq
Franz Beckenbauer at World Cup 1970.

Franz Beckenbauer at World Cup 1970.

8th February 2012 13
#this is how the germany prepare ok#to be fair loads of swimming DID get them within sight of the final#props to franz for not going the speedo route#franz beckenbauer#legend#Die Mannschaft#back in the dizzay#beckenbauer#germany nt#world cup#hq
Cruyff and Beckenbauer, 1978.

Cruyff and Beckenbauer, 1978.

23rd January 2012 47
#epic photo is epic#johan cruyff#franz beckenbauer#legends all over the damn place#new york cosmos#tell me again that everything didn't used to be better#cruyff#oranje#dutch nt#beckenbauer#germany nt#Die Mannschaft#hq
Beckenbauer and Haller, keeping an eye on the kitchen at World Cup 1966.

Beckenbauer and Haller, keeping an eye on the kitchen at World Cup 1966.

2nd January 2012 9
#epic photo is epic#look at little franz!#dutifully ignoring the fact that a)he's wearing pjs and b)helmut does not look like someone who should have been given a knife#franz beckenbauer#legend#Helmut Haller#Die Mannschaft#back in the dizzay#world cup#germany nt#west germany nt#beckenbauer#bayern munich#haller#juventus#bologna#er Kaiser#hq