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Football now longer has real characters these days because of a different zeitgeist and players being under constant observation, German international Joshua Kimmich has said. Bayern Munich’s Kimmich told Friday’s edition of the Müchner Merkur/tz papers it should be no surprise that the new generation of players shies away from anything that may be deemed controversial. “You do get the feeling that there are fewer characters with rough edges these days,” Kimmich said. “But it’s certainly more difficult than it used to be because of today’s zeitgeist. Today, it feels like every little edge is c…

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