BERLIN, Jan 9 — Germany's Franz Beckenbauer, one of soccer's greatest players who captained his country to World Cup glory in 1974 and won the tournament again as manager in 1990, has died at the age of 78, his family said in a statement yesterday.

BUTTERWORTH, Nov 8 — National football legend Datuk Mohamad Bakar, 75, died at the Temaju Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia near Kepala Batas here, at about 10.20 am today.