Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved.

- Franz Beckenbauer

Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances

- Franz Beckenbauer

The trouble for today's footballers is they have too many distractions. We used to get our old players coming to watch training with football magazin…

- Franz Beckenbauer

The Netherlands have great strikers... but they are only playing one. They are depriving themselves of their best qualities and shooting themselves i…

- Franz Beckenbauer

We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.

- Franz Beckenbauer

Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very skilful, very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradon…

- Franz Beckenbauer

Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic.

- Franz Beckenbauer

There's only one possibility: win, draw or loose.

- Franz Beckenbauer

You have to sometimes shoot from the second row, that's all football. So you have to be a bit more flexible.

- Franz Beckenbauer