Former Germany captain Michael Ballack has questioned Philipp Lahm's holding midfield role for Joachim Low's team, saying it "weakens" the side. Lahm played in a holding midfield position for the ...

Last month, the German Football League announced that a new voluntary U21 competition for clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga will be introduced from the 2026/27 season, with the aim of ...

Germany captain Philipp Lahm has retired from international football with immediate effect.. -Smith: Time to recognise Lahm's genius Lahm, 30, captained Germany to glory in Brazil -- playing every ...

BERLIN (AP) — World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm has retired from playing for Germany. The 30-year-old Lahm informed German Football Federation (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach of his decision ...

Euro 2024 tournament director on his ambitions for next summer, football’s money problem and why Germany’s men’s team fell away Philipp Lahm gazes over the pitch he called home for a decade and a half ...