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DUESSELDORF, Germany — A message remembering Franz Beckenbauer will shine in toweringly high letters on the outside of Bayern Munich's stadium on Friday as the Bundesliga returns from its winter break with a game dedicated to Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer spent much of his career as a player, coach and club president at Bayern and his death has left a deep impression. Bayern goes into Friday's game against Hoffenheim four points off Bundesliga leader Bayer Leverkusen with one more game to play. Leverkusen plays Augsburg a day later with a depleted squad.
