Lahm on German football’s identity crisis

🫧 Open on Bubbles Philipp Lahm’s articles in The Athletic are one of my favourite perks of remaining subscribed to the New York Times . Having watched him as a midfielder for both Bayern and the German mannschaft , his tactical appreciation for the game and grounded philosophy come as no surprise to me. His recent article on Germany crashing out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the knockout stages is one example. ‘The disallowed goal was a harsh decision, and to my mind a wrong one,’ says Lahm, ‘but you cannot