Franz Beckenbauer and Philipp Lahm share the distinction of being World Cup winning Germany captains and then major home tournament directors but that doesn’t mean they will fill the latter role in the same way. Lahm told dpa in the final countdown to Friday’s Euro 2024 kick-off that he will for instance not take a helicopter to attend almost every match, like Beckenbauer famously did at the 2006 World Cup. Sustainability a key now “Franz Beckenbauer was quite rightly celebrated for watching almost every match – sometimes only one half, and then went by helicopter to the next venue,” the 40-ye…