Joachim Streich, the record goal-scorer for former East Germany, has passed away after a serious illness, his ex-club FC Magdeburg confirmed on Saturday. Nicknamed the 'Gerd Mueller of the East" after the West German legend, Streich netted 55 goals in 102 matches for East Germany between 1969 and 1984. "Joachim Streich will live on in the hearts of all club …
Berlin: Joachim Loew announced on Tuesday that he will step down as Germany head coach in July, but discussions about who will replace the 61-year-old have long been underway. Loew’s decision to quit after the European championships, which ends on 11 July, gives the German football association “the necessary time to calmly appoint a successor,” its president Fritz Keller said. …