Germany great and 1974 World Cup winner Gerd Muller dies aged 75

Gerd Mueller, widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers of all time and nicknamed "Bomber der Nation", has died at the age of 75, his former club Bayern Munich said on Sunday.

Germany and Bayern Munich legend Gerd Muller has died at the age of 75. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers of all-time, Mueller scored 68 goals in 62 international matches for West Germany, winning the World Cup in 1974, and is third in the all-time list of most goals in the competition, with 14 goals behind Ronaldo (15) and Miroslav Klose (16). "Today is a sad, black day for Bayern and all of its fans. Gerd Mueller was the greatest striker there has ever been and a fine person, a personality in world football," Bayern president Herbert Hainer said in a statement. Bayern did not give details of about Mueller's death