And unlike the knock-out stage of a football tournament, identity is not a zero-sum game. Surrender!” headline at Euro ’96, the German response to these games is generally quite positive. Like many other people in our globalised world, German midfielder Jamal Musiala – who could play this evening – is the holder of two passports: a British and a German one. Midfielder Jamal Musiala, who holds a both a British and a German passport, training ahead of the England-Germany game. While jingoism may not crash out of the Euros with a bang tonight, it could slowly but slowly be petering out of the England-Germany discourse.

Source: The Local June 29, 2021 14:03 UTC