After a turbulent spell under Thomas Tuchel, the first title-less season since 2012 and a lengthy search for a coach, calm has returned with the arrival of Vincent Kompany at Bayern Munich. However, one event stood out in 2024. We look at the year from three perspectives: sporting, economic and atmospheric.
Regardless of everything that 2024 had to offer, whether positive or negative, one event stood above all others for FC Bayern and in German football. On January 7, Franz Beckenbauer, the greatest footballer in this country, passed away. The Kaiser not only left his mark on FC Bayern, he was FC Bayern for decades.