体坛英语资讯：Germany FA honours former captain Lahm
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 8-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="DFB">DFB</span>) <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Philipp">Philipp</span> <span word="Lahm">Lahm</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Bayern">Bayern</span> <span word="Munich">Munich</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 18 2017 <span word="after">after</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> 113 <span word="caps">caps</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Philipp">Philipp</span> <span word="Lahm">Lahm</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greats">greats</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Lahm">Lahm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="sportsman">sportsman</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="socially">socially</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="person">person</span>," <span word="DFB">DFB</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Reinhard">Reinhard</span> <span word="Grindel">Grindel</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Rudi">Rudi</span> <span word="Voeller">Voeller</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2004.</p><p><span word="Lahm">Lahm</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cornerstones">cornerstones</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> 1-0 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="captain">captain</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="representation">representation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lahm">Lahm</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Lahm">Lahm</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="bestowed">bestowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="skippers">skippers</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1958, <span word="Fritz">Fritz</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honour">honour</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Uwe">Uwe</span> <span word="Seeler">Seeler</span> (1972), <span word="Franz">Franz</span> <span word="Beckenbauer">Beckenbauer</span> (1982), <span word="Lothar">Lothar</span> <span word="Matthaeus">Matthaeus</span> (2001), <span word="Bettina">Bettina</span> <span word="Wiegmann">Wiegmann</span> (2004), <span word="Birgit">Birgit</span> <span word="Prinz">Prinz</span> (2013) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Juergen">Juergen</span> <span word="Klinsmann">Klinsmann</span> (2016).</p>
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