The Nationalelf goes to church

For years, Germany's football controversies revolved around immigration and identity. Felix Nmecha's celebration after the victory over Curaçao suggests the debate is entering a new phase.

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It has become something of a German tradition. Every major international football tournament seems to produce a fresh argument about what Germany’s national team represents.

Ahead of the 2018 World Cup, we had the notorious meeting between two of Germany’s star players, both of whom had Turkish roots, and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “To my presiden…