Mesut Ozil released a long statement announcing his resignation from international football on Sunday.
In the first part, he defended his meeting with meeting with the president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan as respecting his Turkish heritage.
In the second part, the Arsenal player accused the German media and disloyal sponsors of double standards demanding that he defend his meeting with Erdogan while letting Matthaus's meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin slide.
He thanked Adidas, Beats and Big Shoe for standing by him but slammed other sponsors for abandoning him.
In the third part, he went after German Football Association (DFB), particularly its president Grindel. He accused Grindel of playing politics. While German coach Joachim Low and German President Steinmeier were sympathetic many others in Germany and the DFB were not.
In a particularly stinging line, he said, "I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose."
He closed the statement with: "Racism should never, ever be accepted."
Read his full statement below:
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In the first part, he defended his meeting with meeting with the president of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan as respecting his Turkish heritage.
In the second part, the Arsenal player accused the German media and disloyal sponsors of double standards demanding that he defend his meeting with Erdogan while letting Matthaus's meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin slide.
He thanked Adidas, Beats and Big Shoe for standing by him but slammed other sponsors for abandoning him.
In the third part, he went after German Football Association (DFB), particularly its president Grindel. He accused Grindel of playing politics. While German coach Joachim Low and German President Steinmeier were sympathetic many others in Germany and the DFB were not.
In a particularly stinging line, he said, "I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose."
He closed the statement with: "Racism should never, ever be accepted."
Read his full statement below:
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| Article Name | ARSENAL PLAYER RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL DUE TO RACISM |
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| Published On | 7/23/2018 |
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