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Germany players celebrate after Andreas Brehme, left on ground, scores the winning goal in the World Cup soccer final match against Argentina, in the Olympic Stadium, in Rome, July 8, 1990. Andreas Brehme, who scored the only goal as West Germany beat Argentina to win the 1990 World Cup final, has died. He was 63. Brehme’s partner Susanne Schaefer has confirmed his death in a statement to Germany’s dpa news agency. (AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli, File)

Andreas Brehme, scorer of West Germany’s winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, dies at 63

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Franz Beckenbauer, then president of the German Organization Committee of the soccer World Cup, briefs the media during a news conference at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, June 29, 2006. German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer has died at 78, news agency dpa reports. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78

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FILE - Juergen Sparwasser of East Germany, left, about to score his team's only goal against West Germany, during their World Cup match, at Volksparkstadium, Hamburg, Germany, on June 22, 1974. In the center is West Germany's defenders Horst-Dieter Hoettges. Former West Germany soccer player Horst-Dieter Hoettges has died. He was 79. (AP Photo, File)

Horst-Dieter Hottges, who won the 1974 World Cup with West Germany, dies at 79

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Edwin Jackson throws against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto on Saturday May 25, 2019. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP) ** FILE **

Edwin Jackson’s Army brat upbringing prepped him for record MLB journey

By David Driver — Special to The Washington Times

Other suspected Nazi war criminals removed from the US

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 13, 1962 file photo 1. FC Cologne soccer captain Hans Schaefer celebrates with the Champions trophy next to coach Zlatko 'Tschik' Cajkovski in Cologne, West Germany.Hans Schaefer, a member of Germany’s 1954 World Cup winning-squad, has died at the age of 90.His long-time team Cologne said Schaefer died Tuesday Nov. 7, 2017, calling his death an “indescribable loss” for the club and the city. (dpa/dpa via AP)

Hans Schaefer, who won ‘54 World Cup with West Germany, dies

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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014, AT 12:01 A.M; NOV. 10, 1989, FILE PHOTO - In this Nov. 10, 1989, file photo, East and West Berliners mingle as they celebrate in front of a control station on East Berlin territory, during the opening of the borders to the West following the announcement by the East German government that the border to the West would be open. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck, File)

AP WAS THERE: The Berlin Wall crumbles

By NESHA STARCEVIC - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and President Christian Wulff, left, speak to spectators as they attend the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011. Germany marks the 50th anniversary of the day communist East Germany sealed itself off behind the Wall. (Photo/ Markus Schreiber)

Germany marks construction of the Berlin Wall

By Juergen Baetz - Associated Press

Memoir of flight, survival in dark days after WWII