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Andreas Brehme, whose penalty kick in the 1990 final gave Franz Beckenbauer a World Cup title as coach 16 years after he won it as a player, is convinced that the Germany icon who died on Sunday will play on in heaven. “I believe he will form a magic triangle in heaven with Pele and [Diego] Maradona,” Brehme told dpa. Brehme named the 1990 title in Italy “our biggest joint success” as he praised Beckenbauer “as one of the most generous and warm-hearted people I know” who “despite all his success and popularity, he was always approachable and modest. “As a little boy, like probably every boy in…

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