Football legend turns 80

Hasil: “It pinches, but that’s the course of time”

Franz Hasil can look back on a successful career - he won the European Cup with Feyenoord.(Bild: ZVG)

At the reception for the European Cup victory with Feyenoord, he replied to the Dutch Queen in dialect, the midfielder was twice in the world squad with Johan Cruyff - Franz Hasil celebrates his 80th birthday on Sunday. Austria's soccer legend looked back on his impressive career in an interview with the "Krone".

At the age of 79, he tied the knot for a second time after his first wife passed away four years ago. "I've known Heidi for a long time, she's earned it," Franz Hasil said almost selflessly.