Bayern Munich were surprised by the timing of captain Philipp Lahm's -announcement that he planned to retire at the end of the season
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The 33-year-old fullback, who captained Germany to the 2014 World Cup title, said Tuesday he would retire one year before his contract ends at the end of next season.
He made the announcement after Bayern's German Cup last-16 win over VfL Wolfsburg and also said he had -informed the club he would not take over the sports director role as widely expected.
"I can continue with my leadership style, giving my best every day
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Only minutes earlier Bayern President Uli Hoeness had told reporters he knew nothing of Lahm's retirement and said any announcement would be a joint one with the club.
"Bayern Munich are surprised by the actions of Philipp Lahm and his advisor," Rummenigge said in a statement.
"Until yesterday we were expecting to issue a joint statement from Philipp Lahm and Bayern Munich.
"Uli Hoeness and myself had honest
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"Last week he informed us he was currently not available for the sports -director position and that he wants to end his contract early."
Lahm is among Germany's most -successful players of all time, having won almost every trophy with club and country, including seven Bundesliga titles, six German Cups
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He has spent almost his entire senior career at Bayern after coming through their youth system.
The diminutive defender was one of the world's best fullbacks for the better part of a decade, moving into a midfield role more often in recent seasons.
Lahm, who retired from international duty after Germany's World Cup triumph in Brazil
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"We want to make it clear that the doors at Bayern Munich will remain open for Philipp," Rummenigge said.
Poster of Disney's "The Jungle Book" (Xinhuanet file photo)
BEIJING， April 26 (Xinhua) -- Disney's "The Jungle Book" continued to lead the box office in its second week after release， China Film News reported on Tuesday.
The 3D live-action animated film directed by Jon Favreau raked in 323million yuan (49.7 million U.S.dollars) in sales in the week ending April 24. It was debut on April 15.
"Yesterday Once More"， a domestic campus romance， opened in a promising second place， taking 99.2 million yuan after release on April 22.
The Universal's film "Huntsman: Winter's War" finished in third place with 68.7 million dollars. The film also debuted on April 22.
Action-thriller "London Has Fallen" came in fourth with 34.2 million yuan.
Rounding out the top five was China-ROK co-production "My New Sassy Girl"， which has grossed 23.9 million yuan since April 22.
By Alito L. Malinao
MANILA, July 20 (Xinhua)-- The refusal of Japan to express sincere and genuine apology for the atrocities that it has committed during the Second World War has drawn criticisms, particularly in the wake of the passage of security bills in Tokyo that would discard Japan's pacifist constitution.
In an interview with Xinhua
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Cortez, who is a consultant of the Media and Communication Research Center (MCRC) of the Universidad de Manila (University of Manila), said that instead of apologizing, Japan is now embarking on a new form of adventurism by shedding off its military's purely self-defense character and expanding it for possible deployment abroad.
On Thursday last week
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According to Cortez, Japan's security measures would threaten the peace and stability of the Asia-Pacific region and would prevent full reconciliation between Japan and its neighbors.
Cortez also cautioned the Philippine government into signing with Japan a visiting forces agreement (VFA) that would allow the stationing of Japanese military forces in the Philippines for joint military exercises similar to the recent joint Japan- Philippines maritime drill held off the seas of Palawan in southwestern Philippines.
He said that what the Philippines should do instead is to scrap the VFA that it signed with the United States so that"the country' s sovereignty and territorial integrity can fully be safeguarded."
A petition has been filed at the Philippine Supreme Court calling for a halt to Philippine-Japan military cooperation. At the lower house of the Philippine Congress, there are also moves to investigate the Tokyo-Manila military alliance which has been done through a mere protocol signed by defense ministers of the two countries and without a formal agreement ratified by the Philippine Senate.
The legislations passed in the Diet, which were strongly opposed by a large segment of the Japanese public
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Last week, Beijing has urged caution even as it questioned if Japan was"going to give.
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