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Retiring Bayern legend Lahm ignoring Ancelotti's 'every day' pleas to stay on

His retirement was announced in February and the World Cup winner has since had to constantly deny his manager's wishes for him to keep playing

Philipp Lahm will make his final Bayern Munich appearance on Saturday and revealed he has had to reject Carlo Ancelotti's pleas for him to reconsider.

The former Germany international, a World Cup winner in 2014, is retiring from the professional game following Bayern's final Bundesliga fixture of 2016-17 at home to Freiburg this weekend.

In 15 years at Bayern, Lahm has won eight league titles, as well as the FIFA Club World Cup and the Champions League in 2013.