Berlin (AFP) – A majority of Germans believe football legend Franz Beckenbauer no longer deserves the nickname 'Kaiser Franz', given the latest revelations concerning his role in organising the scandal-hit 2006 World Cup. According to a poll published Wednesday on the website of German magazine Stern, 55 percent of those surveyed believe the nickname 'Kaiser' […]

Berlin (AFP) – Franz Beckenbauer on Friday cancelled a public appointment in Zurich as Swiss prosecutors investigate corruption allegations over the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany. The German football legend, who owns a South African winery, cancelled an appointment to attend a public wine tasting in a Zurich hotel to present his […]