The Latest Breaking News from West Germany

Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has died at the age of 78.

The German great also won the European Cup three times with Bayern Munich.

It was a memorable decade for football and creative players in particular, but which ones stood out the most?

Which players have shone brightest on football's ultimate stage, the World Cup?

The former player who is selling the shirts cannot be named due to ‘client confidentiality’.

In 1956, seven European countries – Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany – gathered in Lugano, Switzerland for the first ever Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was only broadcast in select countries, meaning only a small number of viewers watched Swiss entry Lys Assia win the…

Moore captained England to World Cup glory against West Germany in 1966.

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel is to be decorated with Germany's highest possible honor on Monday in recognition of her near-record 16 years at the helm of the country. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to bestow the Order of Merit for special achievement on the four-term chancellor, who will become only the…

Media outlets have drawn a historical comparison between the late Queen Elizabeth II’s first visit to West Germany in 1965 and her son’s this week