The local tram in Leipzig has been redesigned with stickers left by Czech ultras, large parts of the city turned orange and swayed to the Dutch ‘left-right’ dance, while a boy in the nine-year-old’s class met Christiano Ronaldo on the street by chance and got a photo with the ageing Portuguese superstar. The Euros are in full swing, football fever is becoming even more contagious, and the atmosphere has been hugely positive, not least as the hosts themselves have also been looking good. Following the 5-1 win over Scotland, Germany had already won the Euros — more or less —…

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