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By James Cormack Ralf Rangnick has reinvigorated the Austrian national team and optimism is rife for the Central Europeans heading into Euro 2024. Austria and their coffee houses played an unsung role in the sport’s evolution across the continent, with the country struggling to emerge for decades following the ‘Wunderteam’ era of the 1930s. Their latest generation is regarded as their most talented in living memory but the insipid ideals of Franco Foda meant success on the big international stage wasn’t forthcoming. Supporters back home had lost interest. Rangnick, however, has overseen a dras…

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