Brehme laid roses for Beckenbauer - just 32 days later he met the emperor in heaven. The 1990 world champion apparently suffered a heart attack.
At the memorial service, he was one of the eleven men who laid roses in the field. Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann sang “Con te partirò”, the Italian version of “Time to say goodbye” “Dear Franz, you have been dead for twelve days now. I miss you very much! Rest in peace, a peace that you unfortunately haven't been able to enjoy in the form you deserve over the last few years," said Uli Hoeneß.