Gerd Muller: ‘The Muhammad Ali of the penalty box’ who fired Germany to glory

Gerd Muller in action for Bayern Munich (PA)

He was mocked for being short and fat and once said, if he had not made it as a football player, he would probably have worked in insurance.

But office hours were not required for Gerd Muller, who has died at the age of 75 after a near six-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.