People - Media: Special honor with Franz Beckenbauer Square
In memory of Franz Beckenbauer, the Munich Allianz Arena is set to receive a new address. The FC Bayern stadium is currently located at Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25. According to the "Münchner Merkur/tz" media group, Munich residents are expected to host their home games at Franz-Beckenbauer-Platz 5 in the future. The Munich City Council Elders Committee discussed this matter last Friday. The city council still needs to approve it. "For the other residents on Werner-Heisenberg-Allee, nothing will change, only the area around the arena will be renamed. The new address will at the earliest be official one year after Beckenbauer's death," wrote "Münchner Merkur/tz" further. No official statements have been made yet.
Beckenbauer is also to receive a bronze statue
Beckenbauer passed away on January 7 at the age of 78. His death caused worldwide mourning. He was a World Champion as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990. Beckenbauer was an icon for FC Bayern and the national team.
As a sign of recognition, a statue is also planned for him in front of the Allianz Arena. A figure of Beckenbauer in 1.5 times his life size, in an elegant pose as the conductor of the game, will be cast in bronze on a plaque in the shape of the Bavarian rake. This initiative comes from the Kurt-Landauer Foundation, which also drove the statue for the former top-class striker Gerd Müller forward.
Beckenbauer was also honored at the start of the EM. His wife Heidi carried the winner's trophy onto the Munich Arena field during the opening ceremony on June 14. She was accompanied by Jürgen Klinsmann and Bernd Dietz before the opening match between Germany and Scotland (5:1).
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- The Munich City Council discussed changing the Allianz Arena's address to Franz-Beckenbauer-Platz, in honor of Franz Beckenbauer, who passed away recently.
- FC Bayern Munich, one of Germany's renowned soccer clubs, plays its home games at the Allianz Arena, which is located on Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25 at present.
- Munich residents are expected to host their home games at Franz-Beckenbauer-Platz 5 in the future, according to the "Münchner Merkur/tz" media group.
- The bronze statue of Franz Beckenbauer, an icon for FC Bayern and the national team, is planned to be installed in front of the Allianz Arena as a tribute.
- The Kurt-Landauer Foundation, known for its initiatives, is responsible for the creation of the bronze statue of Beckenbauer, which will be in an elegant pose as the conductor of the game.
- The people of Munich, Bavaria, and around the world mourned the death of Franz Beckenbauer, who was a World Champion as a player in 1974 and as a coach in 1990.
- During the EM opening ceremony, Heidi Beckenbauer, Franz Beckenbauer's wife, carried the winner's trophy onto the Munich Arena field, honoring her late husband's achievements in soccer.
