Watertight security surrounded the 1974 World Cup in West Germany following the murder of Israeli athletes that shocked the world at the Munich Olympics two years earlier. The tournament saw a new ...

German striker Dieter Herzog (R) in action against Swedish defender Jan Olsson during the 1974 World Cup Group B soccer match between Germany and Sweden at the Rheinstadion. Dieter Herzog, a 1974 ...

Interviewing athletes can be a tedious business. No matter how provocative the question, the well-seasoned kicker will revert immediately to platitudes -- about taking it one game at a time; about how ...

The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. West Germany had been chosen in July 1966 as hosts by FIFA. The tournament marked the ...

The player nicknamed "Der Bomber" scored the winner for West Germany in the 1974 World Cup final against the Netherlands. Müller has been dubbed a "legend" by his former club, FC Bayern Munich. World ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — Bernd Hölzenbein, who won a crucial penalty in West Germany's victory over the Netherlands in the 1974 World Cup final, has died. He was 78. Hölzenbein's former club Eintracht ...

Watertight security surrounded the 1974 World Cup in West Germany following the murder of Israeli athletes that shocked the world at the Munich Olympics two years earlier. The tournament saw a new ...

Former Celt Tommy Docherty had replaced Bobby Brown as Scotland manager by the time the qualification phase commenced for the 1974 World Cup Finals, to be held in West Germany, with a tricky tie in ...

Image: West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer (centre) became the first captain to lift the new FIFA trophy after leading his side to victory over Holland in the World Cup Final at the Olympic Stadium in ...

Image: West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer (centre) became the first captain to lift the new FIFA trophy after leading his side to victory over Holland in the World Cup Final at the Olympic Stadium in ...