World Cup winners Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger paid tribute to Franz Beckenbauer, who died on Sunday. He was the greatest figure that “German football has ever produced,” wrote Lahm on social media platform X on Monday. The 2014 World Cup captain added that Beckenbauer was “way ahead of his time” as a player. Schweinsteiger wrote: “Thank you for everything, Kaiser – I will never forget you! Rest in peace, Franz.” Lahm, who is tournament director for the upcoming Euro championship in Germany, also recalled Beckenbauer’s achievements as head of the World Cup organising committee: “The…