#2 Franz Beckenbauer
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Arguably Germany’s greatest ever player, Beckenbauer won 5 Bundesliga titles and 3 European Cups, also picking up the Ballon d'Or twice in his 14 years with Bayern Munich. Der Kaiser also became a World and European Champion with Germany, leaving everyone in awe with splendid performances from his sweeper post. He’s also one of just 2 persons (along with Mario Zagallo) to have won the World Cup as both a player and a manager.
However, he has recently found himself right in the middle of FIFA’s crackdown on corruption, with the German icon being probed for fraud and money laundering in his leading role to hosting the World Cup to Germany in 2006. His house was raided and the investigation is still ongoing as the German federation published a report linking the famous captain to possibly the most hated man in world football in Sepp Blatter.
