West Germany, led by top scorer Gerd Muller and captain Franz Beckenbauer, beat hosts Belgium 2-1 to secure their place in the grand final against the USSR after the Soviets had also beaten ...

Europe's two most successful footballing nations come up against each other this Thursday, as Germany take on Italy in the ...

Captain Beckenbauer therefore stated that “Erwin was the next Gerd Muller” — but on a hard pitch against a then-amateur Maltese side, West Germany struggled to a single-goal victory. Kostedde retained ...

Bernd Holzenbein, a former teammate of Franz Beckenbauer and Gerd Muller who won the 1974 World Cup with West Germany, has died aged 78 German World Cup winner Bernd Holzenbein has died aged 78 ...

They are a six-time European champion and their greatest players — Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller, Sepp Maier — are annotations within the history of the sport itself. But today, Thomas Muller ...

Im Januar stirbt Franz Beckenbauer. Der Fußball-"Kaiser" soll nun eine Statue vor der Münchner Allianz Arena bekommen - genauso wie schon Bayern-Ikone Gerd Müller vor ihm.

As former Bayern defender Franz Beckenbauer once said ... He's no relation to Gerd (or Thomas for that matter), but is equally assured of his place in the Bundesliga annals.

For Beckenbauer, it was the modern sweeper (libero ... formed a formidable midfield partnership with Paul Breitner. ST: Gerd Muller - Muller is regarded as one of the best goalscorers in football ...