Our reporter admires the stars of yesteryear at the Deutsche Fussball Museum before the Euro 2024 knockout stage
After largely flitting between Hamburg and Berlin, it is time to board the 12.45pm to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof. On arrival Deli, a member of Deutsche Bahn’s assistance team (more on that later), is still reliving the previous night, Turkey’s defeat to Portugal, which she watched on her phone with colleagues. “Even when Turkey don’t win, they party like they have,” she says. Hungry upon check-in, I go route one: flammkuchen, essentially a German pizza with sour cream, onions and bacon. A few minutes later, Baddiel and Skinner’s Three Lions is playing on the radio in a deserted lobby. It feels a little strange. Is it a sign?
Continue reading…Our reporter admires the stars of yesteryear at the Deutsche Fussball Museum before the Euro 2024 knockout stageAfter largely flitting between Hamburg and Berlin, it is time to board the 12.45pm to Dortmund Hauptbahnhof. On arrival Deli, a member of Deutsche Bahn’s assistance team (more on that later), is still reliving the previous night, Turkey’s defeat to Portugal, which she watched on her phone with colleagues. “Even when Turkey don’t win, they party like they have,” she says. Hungry upon check-in, I go route one: flammkuchen, essentially a German pizza with sour cream, onions and bacon. A few minutes later, Baddiel and Skinner’s Three Lions is playing on the radio in a deserted lobby. It feels a little strange. Is it a sign? Continue reading…