Gerd Mueller

Bundesliga: Bayern's Robert Lewandowski sets sights on Gerd Mueller's goal record after securing title

The Polish striker scored a hat-trick in Bayern's 6-0 thrashing of Borussia Moenchengladbach this weekend, leaving him just one goal short of Gerd Mueller's 49-year-old record of 40 goals in a single Bundesliga season.

Bundesliga: Robert Lewandowski breaks Gerd Mueller's record, Luka Jovic hits double on return from Real Madrid

Lewandowski's early strike was cancelled out by a Nils Petersen equaliser before Thomas Mueller grabbed Bayern's late winner having earlier set up his team-mate's record-breaking goal.

Bundesliga: Robert Lewandowski goes past 250 league goals in Bayern Munich's win over Wolfsburg

Lewandowski, who finds out Thursday whether he has been voted FIFA's player of the year having been shortlisted alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, has scored 18 goals in 17 games for Bayern this season in all competitions.

Germany legend Gerd Mueller 'slowly passing to the afterlife in sleep' ahead of 75th birthday

"He spends almost 24 hours a day in bed, he has just the rare moments of being awake," Gerd Muller's wife Uschi told Bild in an article published on Monday.

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confident Robert Lewandowski could break league's scoring record

Robert Lewandowski has now scored in all of Bayern's Champions League and Bundesliga games this season, but needs surgery for a groin injury.

Bundesliga: Bayern Munich held to frustrating goalless draw by Hertha Berlin, Werder Bremen win against Hamburg

Despite the disappointing result, Bayern moved 20 points clear in the table as second-placed Borussia Dortmund host Augsburg on Monday.

Bundesliga: Robert Lewandowski becomes league's all-time top-10 goalscorers after scoring against Cologne

Lewandowski has now scored 21 goals in 24 games in all competitions this season, plus five more in World Cup qualifiers to help book Poland's place in Russia.

FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers: Timo Werner cements his place as Miroslav Klose's successor with impressive show against Norway

With six goals in eight internationals, Timo Werner seems to be the answer to Germany's quest for a world-class striker, yet the fleet-footed forward remains unpopular with some German fans.

Klose equals Mueller's goal-scoring record for Germany

The 35-year-old Klose scored in the 33rd minute to finally join Gerd Mueller on 68 goals for Germany.

Messi sends signed shirt to Mueller after breaking record

Messi finished last year with 91 goals for Barcelona and Argentina, six more than Mueller netted for Bayern Munich and Germany in 1972.