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Former German international Ulf Kirsten has proposed to name the national federation DFB campus after Franz Beckenbauer as suggestions on how to honour the late football icon continued. “I would consider it a great idea to rename the new DFB campus in Frankfurt to Franz Beckenbauer Academy,” Kirsten told the t-online portal on Thursday. “A stadium with his name would also be a good honour but is not easy these days because of the sponsors.” Former Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld had previously proposed to name the club’s stadium after their most famous player who died on Sunday at age 78. …

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