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August 15, 2021 "Today the world of Bayern is at a standstill. The German champions and their entire fan base are mourning the death of Gerd Müller, who passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 75. Gerd Müller made history with the German record champions and the German national team. "
So we read on the official Bayern Munich Twitter page.
The German club's account changed their profile picture to black and white as a sign of mourning.
FC Bayern are mourning the passing of Gerd Müller.
The FC Bayern world is standing still today. The club and all its fans are mourning the death of Gerd Müller, who passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 75.
- FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) August 15, 2021
Gerd Muller had been suffering from dementia since 2008, and recently had further problems with Covid and a recent interview his wife said "" He doesn't eat anymore. He sleeps until the end. ".
Gerhard, known as Gerd, has scored 730 goals in 788 matches and, thanks to his scoring, led West Germany to become European champions in 1972 and world champions in 1974. First renamed" Bomber der Nation "(" The national top scorer ") and then" Kleines dickes Müller "(" The little fat Müller "). We remember him in the historic match Italy-Germani at the World Cup in Mexico 170 after he signed the momentary draw for Germany - 3 to 3) before Rivera's final goal which brought the result to 4 to 3 for the Italian national team.