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By Andrew Gastelum The Germans will play for yet another Women’s European Championship thanks in large part to its star striker, who is snakebitten on this stage no more. The biggest moments in sports are often crafted by its biggest stars, but sometimes the moment has to be just right to forge the star. Germany captain Alexandra Popp can relate to both. If the Women’s European Championship had taken place when it was originally scheduled—summer of 2021—Popp would have missed it for a third straight time due to injury. In 2013, an ankle injury kept her out, and four years later, it was a menis…