Euro 2024 tournament director Philipp Lahm has dismissed the debate over branding Germany as ‘Die Mannschaft’ (the team) and instead believes performance is much more important. “The deciding factor is, how a team, how the players, perform,” he told dpa on the fringes of the Special Olympics in Berlin. “That is the be all and end all.” This is what builds a connection between team and player. “That’s what a national team should stand for. That’s my wish as tournament director for Euro 2024.” Lahm himself played at the 2006 World Cup in which the German team inspired their home fans with a supe…