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Philip Lahm to retire at end of season

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Bayern Munich's German defender Philipp Lahm celebrates with the trophy on the pitch after their victory in the UEFA Champions League final football match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium in London on May 25, 2013, Bayern Munich won the game 2-1 AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm will retire at the end of the season.

The 33-year-old, who captained Germany to their 2014 World Cup and retired from international football after the victory of 2014, announced his decision after Bayern’s German Cup last-16 win over Wolfsburg.

It was the defender’s 501st game for the Bundesliga leaders.

“I can continue with my leadership style, giving my best every day, in every training, until the end of the season. I can keep doing it this season but not beyond,” he said.

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This decision means that he will leave the German champions a year before his contract expires.

“I’ve been considering it for more than the past year,” he added.

“You have to keep testing yourself, you have to keep asking yourself ‘how is it’, day by day, week by week on the training pitch, what’s the feeling you have.”

The Bayern youth product made his senior debut in 2002 and has won seven Bundesliga titles with the club, as well as the Champions League.

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