![The Fulfillment of a Dream: Philipp Lahm calls it a day](http://www.schwarzundweiss.co.uk//avatars/adler.gif)
Just days after lifting the World Cup trophy in Rio de Janeiro, Germany’s much-respected Spielführer Philipp Lahm created a stir in the footballing world by announcing his retirement from the Nationalmannschaft. For many German fans who had expected him to