the, the, this is dw news line from berlin. tonight, a legend of german football franks pad, tracking bar, excuse me, has died. g rank is wonderful. the balls best players ever winning the world come for germany, both as a player and a manager. a lot of look at his life and legacy, also coming up on the program shuttle diplomacy in the middle east, secretary of state anthony blinking it arrives in israel as it continues, has been to prevent the war and gone. so from spreading into a wider regional conflict, the under, until berlin, welcome to the program. the world of sports is morning,

the passing of a german football icon from spec and by what has died at the age of 78. back in by what was one of the most successful players and soccer hoping clinched the world cup for germany, both as a player and then as a coach. but later in life, back in bower was accused of bringing corruption to the beautiful game. there's a look the life of the man, germany called dekaiser, or the emperor. he was one of the most famous germans in the world, france, beckon's, iowa. everywhere he went successful to attend his entire life in so i can do for the people i was born of i go in and people say that vote goes have punctual voted anticipating i think that i have all of these characteristics onto the category. okay. second valid was a post war child born in munich in 1945, he began playing football. that's in the, the age he started his professional career. that's fine. munich at the age of 19

fans gave him the nickname the kaiser due to his commanding style of play. with the club, he won every major trophy that was as captain, he left the german national team. they became european champions and then wilts champions in 1974. that invalid is considered the occupied v throw style of play. always the free man on the fields and comforters, leaving based on the i was my whole life has been defined by football. the by soon as i can walk, i break down kitchen a boat and that busy, and then i managed to perfect that to let's little to need and this is how he was marketed. second ballot was also a world class business man. he was the 1st gen and player with his a manager and own brand new top quality. the only thing he wasn't good at was thinking. nevertheless, he managed to get in the gym in music shots

the in 1977, his career took him to new york cause most the kaiser played alongside football super stop had a and he became the, the celebrity jim and football the id will hold himself k did back in that was portrayed he ended his career on the pitch at the age of 38 and then became manager of the german team leading into world cup success in 1990 his career led him to many patients including jobs hit by munich, and a deep uh, football is will governing body. it was back in bass, hardwood, one jim need the rights to host the 2006. well, top starts on the, i'm thinking about what kind of vision does the bed most of this world cup will be an example of friendliness of organizational talent. and when the games over people

will say germany organized a great $12.00 cost per page. and so then it goes out to give in foxtrot the 2006 will cost that came as some of the times that retails for the heights as they've driven self confidence. it also helped to send a positive image of the country, a broad transforming of his ideas of what german was a spot in 2015 the corruption navigations to do with the 2006 world cup. the spotlight fell on beckoned by and his reputation suffered badly. he withdrew from the public high personal struggles, followed with the loss of his son and some health problems, including 2 hospital probations. second valid, denied the corruption allegations against him right till the very end. he was without doubts, germany's football. the of the century appears that barsky is a former german footballer and play for the 1990 world. come champions. he knew funds back empower better than most people. and we asked him earlier,

what made back in bowers so special listing, the nbc, what the football eh, gives us fun. taishan inc. hot muck success and beauty for losses and leadership on the pitch. and also also pitch. she was m as a great guy in the, in the, in the promotions. and she was actually also of the spectrum in the football field off those kind of yeah, you go 1st of all come in 2006. so altogether and he was living for football and he gave germany so much and he changed also a little bit, maybe the view about germany during the walk up. so we have also some really kind parts as we turn to the middle east. now we're in is really drones striking, southern lebanon has reportedly killed

a senior commander of the hospital. a militant group has the put out a statement, confirming one of his commanders withdraw my son, a towel was killed in a strike on monday, but provided no further details. let any security sources said he was a member of hezbollah as a lead rod one force and died in an attack on a vehicle in the southern village of chit about so near the border with his real. this is the 2nd high profile chilling inside limit on this year. last week, a must deputy leaders, salt lake already was killed in a blast and a be root suburb. now this attack comes as us secretary of state anthony, blinking is an israel as part of a week long diplomatic tour aimed at trying to prevent the ward and gaza from spreading to the wider region. he landed in tel aviv a short time ago after holding talks with arab leaders from across the region. lincoln says the meetings are aimed at call me intentions. washington has repeatedly rejected calls for a truce. blinking is expected to emphasize the need to protect civilians and

increase a to goes up. blinking spoke to reporters and saudi arabia right before boarding his plane to israel. will have an opportunity to share with is rarely meters. everything i've heard thus far. on the strip and also to talk to them about the future direction of the military campaign. in gauze, i will press on the absolute imperative to do more to protect civilians. and to do more to make sure that you mandatory the system is getting into the hands of those who need the deputy janelle de la on has more on what the secretary of state anthony blinking hopes to achieve on his latest visit of the well, broadly speaking, he has a 2 fronted emission there. the 1st is that he wants to remind is really government of the american viewpoint in terms of how to conduct this war in gaza. it is known that washington is pushing israel for lower intensity operations involving fewer

a troops instead of the mass of aerial bombardment that israel is currently conducted. the idea there being that fewer troops could lead to fewer civilian casualties, or at the very least could enable more ease in terms of a distribution, humanitarian aid. the 2nd priority for blinking would be that he's trying to of course, had also a wider escalation of the israel, a gaza conflict into a regional war. i made clashes with iran about proxies in lebanon, and in the red sea. it's worth noting that this is 5th visit to israel. it is just one country on an, a 9, a country tour of the region. and it clearly underscores just how concerned washington is at the prospect of this turning into a wider regional conflicts that could pull the us into yet another drawn out in middle east or something. of course that the us has some experience of. right. and

you were saying that this is blinking is 5th visit to the region. are there any signs that has mediation is actually achieved anything in the last 3 months as well? 5th, a visit to israel, 4th, visit to the region. but uh, with the death toll in gauze, reaching $22000.00 according to the homeless run, the health ministry. i don't think that success is really the word that anyone is reaching for here. now, us officials of course, are always very careful to say that although they consult closely with israel, they cannot in fact tell israel what to do and it is on israel to decide how to prosecute this war. but of course, this is the point of diplomacy, right? like talking is better than not talking, also worth imagining how this would look like without us involvement. arguably, it is us pressure that has force israel to allow in more humanitarian aid, even though it's still far below the level of what is in fact required for the

effected palestinians. it's us carriers that are reacting to the threats in the red sea, and it is us pressure again that is prompting israel to say now that it is prepared to transition to a lower intensity operations involving fewer air strikes and fewer troops. even though the timeline on board is of course, open now, of course, given the mass of devastation at the moment, it is fair to say that even though the us is expanding massive diplomatic resources, it is having trouble selling the fruits of its diplomatic labor. not just to the region but to the wider world. all right, i'm afraid we'd have to leave it there that was dw, janelle do a lot one in washington reporting for us. thank you very much for joining us. and here's a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world. 21 people have been injured one critically and an explosion in the west city of fort worth,

texas. the explosion damage at least 2 floors of a downtown high rise hotel. police are investigating the blast with a natural gas leak reported as the potential cause to united airlines. that's how loose volts on the door plugs of some. boeing 737 max 9 planes during inspections. the inspections were triggered after our door plug of an alaska airlines jet blue, our middle flight last week. all boeing, 737, max, 9 planes operating by alaska and united for grounded after the incident said brazil as marking the 1st anniversary of riding by supporters of ex president junior. both in r o and the capital brazilian president lula has followed that there would be no pardon for the right writers wouldn't be the government buildings including congress presidential palace and the supreme court. thousands of christians have rallied united julia to protest over and security after government killed nearly $200.00 people during the christmas period. the tax took place in christian

villages and the most of them was on north of nigeria suffers regular outbreaks and religious and ethnic violence. well here in germany, thousands of farmers have delivered a harvest of traffic blockades. they both plans for the government to reduce subsidies on fuel used in agriculture. more disruption is expected this week. one train drivers are due to go on a 3 day strike seeking higher wages. industrial action is raising more questions over the strength of europe, the largest economy, which is struggling with low growth in fast rising prices. they are serious driving hundreds of tractors. german farmers rolled into the center of berlin. they want the government, the rollback plan cuts the diesel subsidies, which will make fuel for agricultural vehicles more expensive. as my mac design 5, you can just see, hold around the people are unhappy with the government. i think that's why more and whole people are joining us. you can see it here. shipping companies,

i hear trades, people out here. oh, hard working people from the middle class. well also struggling with rising prices and other things i can apply as the zone. see yourself took him from the home. the german government has already repealed some of the cuts. but many of the farmers say it's not enough. they found support among the conservative opposition. you must do to fly the deeds, thoughts on it is clear to see germany. is that a tipping point? the govern? it has power to rise. this country in a way we haven't seen in decades. these are the palm think i'm talking, you know, one of the protest main targets is german economy minister of all the topic. one is warns against extremist leanings among those taking part in the rally is because you're going to offices from the cold federal government of it through being circulated. extreme is groups of being formed and natural. the symbols are being opened, the display is becoming clear that something has shifted and recently is lifting

the boundaries of legitimate democratic protest and freedom of expression. so that one used to be on speaker will not seems to be legitimized how big recently experienced the farmers anger himself. last week, a group of protesters tried to storm a fairy, he was on the german farmers association has distance itself from the incident. and in berlin to some fear that the protest movement could be exploited by the far right. only, i just heard that the a s t policy doesn't benefit too much from this. that wouldn't help us in germany in the long to him i. but the farmers wants to continue protesting all week. they want to make it clear to the government that they aren't ready to back down and thank you for joining us, your up to date coming up next doc film looks at serve you as role in the growing influence of china in europe. that's all for me for now,

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