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Dutch football supporters and a tradition that divides the Netherlands
It is Hamburg on the opening Sunday of the European Championship and the north German port city is cosplaying as Amsterdam. The Reeperbahn is a carpet of orange fans, stretching, swaying, and bouncing as far as the eye can see. For many, it is simply not a …