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Euro 2024 shows why Germany is much more than beer, bratwurst and lederhosen
As someone who writes about this patchwork Germany in English, it is my job in Played in Germany to boil down these complexities and give the English-speaking reader an insight into a country too often seen through the lens of tired cliché. Football is a …