Sir Bobby Charlton on Franz Beckenbauer - Iconic Speech

Bobby Charlton provides an insightful story into the 1966 World Cup game against West Germany as he presents Franz Beckenbauer with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the LWSA 2007 in Barcelona, Spain! Der Kaiser, as he is known on the field, was twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of only three men, along with Brazil’s Mário Zagallo and France’s Didier Deschamps, to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager. Full List of Award Winners: Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Roger Federer Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Yelena Isinbaeva Laureus World Team of the Year: Italy National Football Team Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Amélie Mauresmo Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award: Serena Williams Laureus Sport for Good Award: Luke Dowdney Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award: Franz Beckenbauer Laureus Sportsmen with Disability Award: Martin Braxenthaler Laureus Action Sportsperson: Kelly Slater Laureus Spirit of Sport Award: FC Barcelona Subscribe to Laureus’ official YouTube channel: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: Website: