As the country prepares for the big kick-off this week the uneasy political backdrop cannot be ignored, even if some would very much like it to be
“The team is no longer German,” explains an older gentleman in a baseball cap, calmly loading shopping into the boot of his car. “If you look at how many Germans still play, it’s a joke.”
“How do you define who a German is?” asks the presenter, a documentary-maker named Philipp Awounou.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/11/rise-of-the-far-right-a-permanent-cloud-germany-euro-2024-horizon
Author : Jonathan Liew
Publish date : 2024-06-11 07:00:36
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