The following is a comparison between the Top 3 highest-rated Bundesliga players of "Sportmagazin" respectively "kicker-sportmagazin" (the two magazines merged in October 1968) and Germany's biggest tabloid "Bild", which entertains a big sports section. "Sportmagazin"/"Kicker-Sportmagazin"rated players using the following method: 1 = best 5 = worst "Bild" did it like this: 6 = world class 5 = international class 4 = strong 3 = fair average 2 = modest 1 = very bad 0 = didn't earn his money 1965-66 Sportmagazin 1.40 Josef Marx 1.58 Josef Maier (GK) 1.67 Franz Beckenbauer Bild 4.42 Franz Beckenbauer 4.17 Max Lorenz 4.17 Günter Netzer 4.17 Willi Schulz 1966-67 Sportmagazin 1.66 Horst Wolter (GK) 1.67 Franz Beckenbauer 1.79 Josef Maier (GK) Bild 4.45 Franz Beckenbauer 4.22 Horst Wolter (GK) 4.20 Willi Schulz 1967-68 Sportmagazin 1.52 Joachim Bäse 1.74 Günter Netzer 1.74 Hans-Hubert Vogts Bild 4.27 Joachim Bäse 4.11 Franz Beckenbauer 4.08 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1968-69 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.58 Franz Beckenbauer 1.65 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1.71 Volkmar Gross (GK) Bild 4.50 Franz Beckenbauer 4.35 Hans-Hubert Vogts 4.33 Günter Netzer 1969-70 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.50 Franz Beckenbauer 1.82 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1.85 Josef Maier (GK) Bild 4.74 Franz Beckenbauer 4.24 Günter Netzer 4.18 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1970-71 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.76 Franz Beckenbauer 1.91 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1.94 Günter Netzer Bild 4.39 Franz Beckenbauer 4.31 Günter Netzer 4.15 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1971-72 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.91 Franz Beckenbauer 1.93 Günter Netzer 2.03 Norbert Nigbur (GK) Bild 4.45 Franz Beckenbauer 4.21 Günter Netzer 4.15 Jürgen Grabowski 1972-73 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.82 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1.85 Bernd Franke (GK) 1.88 Franz Beckenbauer Bild 4.41 Franz Beckenbauer 3.91 Josef Maier (GK) 3.84 Gerhard Müller 1973-74 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.79 Franz Beckenbauer 1.88 Norbert Nigbur (GK) 2.00 Franz-Josef Pauly (GK) Bild 4.30 Franz Beckenbauer 4.00 Jürgen Grabowski 3.88 Paul Breitner 3.88 Bernd Hölzenbein 1974-75 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.79 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1.88 Franz Beckenbauer 1.97 Jürgen Grabowski Bild 4.12 Franz Beckenbauer 4.06 Hans-Hubert Vogts 3.97 Willi Lippens 1975-76 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.79 Hans-Hubert Vogts 1.88 Franz Beckenbauer 1.97 Bernard Dietz Bild 4.24 Franz Beckenbauer 4.06 Hans-Hubert Vogts 3.94 Jürgen Grabowski 1976-77 Kicker-Sportmagazin 1.65 Volkmar Gross (GK) 1.88 Bernd Franke (GK) 1.96 Hans-Hubert Vogts Bild 4.18 Volkmar Gross (GK) 4.06 Franz Beckenbauer 3.97 Jürgen Grabowski