Monday, July 23, 2018

Arsenal star Mesut Özil announced his retirement from the German national team in a lengthy statement released via Twitter on Sunday, citing “racism and disrespect” as reasons for his decision. Özil, who was born in Germany and is of Turkish descent, posed for a photo with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May, an incident that spiraled into controversy during the lead-up to the World Cup.



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