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Lahm: We must be role models, not manufactured heroes who couldn’t care less

In his column for Goal, Philipp Lahm takes a trip down memory lane following Bayern’s fourth Bundesliga title in a row — and he wants football to remember its roots.

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When I was a child playing at FT Gern, my father also played for the first team. One match I will always remember was a promotion playoff for the A-team, which FT Gern won 5-4 on penalties.

The joy was overwhelming for the 7-year-old "me." I celebrated with the players by eating a bratwurst and listening to the out-of-tune victory chants, although unlike the adults I toasted our success with an apple spritzer.