announced he has ended his international career.
Photo: Philipp Lahm with 2014 WC trophy
The 30-year-old Germany captain who led his team to the
sensational victory at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, made this
known Friday, July 18, goal.com reports.
Interestingly, this move comes just as the national team has
written itself into football historical records, after
demolishing Brazil 7-1 in the semi-final game of the World
Cup and topping the recently released FIFA ranking.
2014 Mundial Golden Ball nominee came up with the
decision which shocked millions of Germany fans just as he
revealed to Sport Bild:
"I told Jogi Low about my decision to retire from
international football on Monday. I'd been thinking about it
over the course of last season. I am delighted that things all
came together with this World Cup win. I gave DFB
president Wolfgang Niersbach a call this morning and
thanked him and everybody else at the DFB for the last few
years."
Having become the "full-time" captain (since replacing
permanently Michael Ballack) in 2011, Lahm had made
113 appearances for the national team and now occupies
the 4th place in the all-time rankings behind Lothar
Matthaus (150 caps), Miroslav Klose (137) and Lukas
Podolski (116).
Lahm featured at the European Championships of 2004,
2008 and 2012, as well as at the 2006, 2010 and 2014
World Cups.
Bayern Munich right-back is however to continue career in
his club, which held a brilliant season winning the
Bundesliga under the management of Barcelona's ex-boss
Jose Guardiola.
Meanwhile according to the latest club news, Bayern
Munich's midfielder Toni Kroos, who also played a key role
in Germany's win at the just-concluded World Cup, has
joined the UEFA Champions League title holders Real
Madrid .
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