How Germany’s pink shirt rose past the culture wars to break barriers and sale records

“It was the morning of Germany’s first game in the European Championship. That evening, the hosts would thrash Scotland 5-1 in Munich and begin a restorative footballing journey. It would end cruelly with a last-minute extra-time defeat to Spain in the quarter-finals but not before the national mood and the country’s relationship with its team changed for the better. …”
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