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Karl-Heinz Rummenigge wants a memorial service for Franz Beckenbauer in Bayern Munich’s home stadium, and Berti Vogts has proposed to name the German Cup after the football great who died on Sunday at age 78. Rummenigge, who played with Beckenbauer at Bayern and was later club CEO, told Tuesday’s Bild paper that Bayern owe their club icon Beckenbauer a worthy farewell. “The whole world of football and beyond is mourning out friend Franz. FC Bayern should organise a memorial service for him in the stadium, which would never have existed without him,” Rummenigge said. Bild said that Rummenigge h…

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