FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) From his days as the backbone of the defense to his days roaming the sidelines, Franz Beckenbauer has been synonymous with the best of German soccer. "Der Kaiser" won the World Cup as a player and a coach, and then brought soccer's marquee tournament back to his homeland as leader of the 2006 bid committee. It's in that role, in which Beckenbauer worked with FIFA and other corrupt world soccer officials, that the former Bayern Munich great's image could be stained. A recent inquiry into bribery allegations surrounding Germany's successful bid has raised more uncomfortable questions for the 70-year-old Beckenbauer and his role in complex financial deals before the...
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