How Franz Beckenbauer, haunted by his son’s death and a 2006 World Cup corruption scandal, hid himself from public life before he died: Germany’s greatest footballer, 78, said he was a ‘bad father’ and was accused of fraud
German football legend Franz Beckenbauer retreated from public life for eight years after the death of his son Stephan and the 2006 World Cup scandal that saw him investigated for fraud.