Why Franz Beckenbauer fears being a victim of FIFA’s corruption inquiry

Franz Beckenbauer has always been very shrewd and calculating.

While other former players have been involved in scandal, the Kaiser has steered clear of trouble. So it is a huge shock that the man who won the World Cup as a player and manager was handed a 90‑day ban by FIFA for refusing to give evidence to the Michael Garcia inquiry over the decision to award the 2018 and 2022 tournaments to Russia and Qatar.