Sunday, August 15, 2021

Gerd Muller Passes Away

     Former Fort Lauderdale Strikers forward Gerd Muller passes away at the age of 75 on Sunday. He played for the Strikers in the North American Soccer League from 1979 to 1981. Muller compiled 38 goals in 71 contests and helped the club reach the Soccer Bowl in 1980 against the New York Cosmos. 
     Muller, nicknamed Der Bomber, was with Bayern Munich from 1964 until 1979 and scored 398 goals in 453 games. He eventually led West Germany along with Franz Beckenbauer to the World Cup title in 1974 and the European Championship in 1972. 

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