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Captain Ilkay Gündogan, Antonio Rüdiger and Joshua Kimmich led the way as a unique and unconventional German squad nomination process for the Euro 2024 home tournament neared its end on Wednesday. The ruling body DFB chose to announce players via traditional and social media, influencers, TV celebrities, an art gallery, national carriers Lufthansa and even a döner kebab shop owner before the official presentation by coach Julian Nagelsmann set for Thursday. By doing so, the DFB managed to generate lots of excitement in a widely acclaimed scheme while at the same time having full control over t…

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