[Jagger]

Beckenbauer tries to swallow his, poor timed, words:

"Before the World Cup, I thought England would play a major role in the tournament, maybe win the title," Beckenbauer told Five Live. "They have a great team and a great coach and then after the first two games I was so disappointed - not angry, but very, very disappointed. Maybe this (attack on England) was the reaction of my disappointment, but I apologise.
"Because I like England and English football, I am really a big, big fan of the English style. Maybe it was a reaction because I was disappointed - maybe I was in a bad mood. In other words, I apologised already and now I look forward to the game on Sunday. I think it will be a very, very interesting game."



Right, Franz, right.