Philipp Lahm

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Lahm played with Neuer 291 times for Germany and Bayern Munich. He breaks down his former team-mate's imperious ability in goal

LEGENDARY right-back Philipp Lahm made a low-key appearance at Bayern Munich's Champions League clash last night. The German giants faced 15-time European champions Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Lahm, 42, appeared to be in amongst the home support as he was surrounded by Real Madrid fans. He watched his former club prevail in the first...

After arriving in Heidenheim via Arminia Bielefeld, Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund’s reserves in 2018, it is an understatement to say Patrick Mainka has developed into a mainstay of the side as he approaches a rare feat in the modern game.

Football is often framed in terms of vertical and horizontal play – attacking “directly” upfield versus spreading the pitch wide. Yet between these axes lies an equally crucial but subtler dimension: diagonality. Diagonal passes, runs, and structures connect the vertical with the horizontal, unlocking angles that pure north-south or east-west approaches cannot. In geometric terms, […]