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Mustafi talks religion, his dream job, friendships in football and captaining Germany

Arsenal's Skhodran Mustafi spoke with FR about his religion, what he'd be if he wasn't a footballer, friendships in football and captaining the German national team.

International round-up: Mustafi and Chambers feature in narrow victories

Shkodran Mustafi and Calum Chambers both started and played the full 90 minutes in narrow victories for their respective countries.

Mustafi reveals how he ended up in Brazil at the World Cup

Shkodran Mustafi has revealed some insight into how he was feeling about an unexpected role within Germany's World Cup-winning team of 2014.

International round-up: Mustafi and Ox score as Iwobi’s Nigeria lose

Three first-team players were in action for their respective countries on international duty, with contrasting fortunes.

Mustafi aiming to win Confederations Cup

Shkodran Mustafi has looked ahead to the Confederations Cup in Russia starting next week.

Kolasinac: I’ve followed Ozil’s career closely

Sead Kolasinac has said he followed the career of Mesut Ozil closely.

Serge Gnabry triggers clause to allow Werder Bremen exit

Ex-Arsenal player Serge Gnabry will leave Werder Bremen this summer after a successful season.

Mertesacker admits sadness at having never won a league title

Per Mertesacker revealed his failure to win a league title was one of the biggest disappointments of his career.

Low: Mustafi expected to be leader in Confederations Cup squad

Germany manager Joachim Low believes that Shkodran Mustafi will be one of the team's leaders ahead of this summer's Confederations Cup.

Ozil out of Germany squad for Confederation Cup

Mesut Ozil has been left out of Germany's Confederation Cup squad.

Ozil returns to training after back problem

Mesut Ozil has returned to training after a minor back problem forced him to sit out a training session on Friday.
(L) of Muenchen and of Arsenal battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Arsenal FC at Allianz Arena on February 15, 2017 in Munich, Germany.

Ozil passed fit to play for Germany

Mesut Ozil has been passed fit to play for Germany in their game against Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez injury updates

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil both jetted off to meet up with their international teams despite both carrying an injury.
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Joachim Low explains why Ozil was not first choice for FIFA award

Joachim Low, the absolute swine, didn't vote for Mesut Ozil for a FIFA award.
Serge Gnabry debut for Germany

Will Gnabry be Wenger’s biggest player regret?

Since signing for Werder Bremen, Serge Gnabry has gone from strength to strength and you can't help but imagine Arsene Wenger will always watch him with a tinge of sadness.

Lazio striker – My favourite player is Mesut Ozil

Lazio striker, Ciro Immobile, has revealed that Mesut Ozil is his favourite player.
Serge Gnabry debut for Germany

Gnabry admits he owes success to Arsenal

After Serge Gnabry's new club, Werder Bremen, took to Twitter to gloat that their forward had scored a hattrick for Germany, the player was asked about it.

Giroud, Mustafi and Monreal get call-ups, Ozil rested

Olivier Giroud, Shkodran Mustafi and Nacho Monreal have all received call-ups ahead of the international break next week.

Joachim Low: I’m going to England to watch Arsenal

Joachim Low has revealed that he plans to watch a few Arsenal matches in England this season since two of his German players reside there.
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Mustafi highlights importance of concentration until final whistle

After Germany's 2-0 win over Northern Ireland during their World Cup Qualifier, Shkodran Mustafi, who came on in the 69th minute, hailed their performance.

Walcott, Alexis, Mustafi and Ozil get minutes while Woj, Ox and Gibbs sit out...

Theo Walcott, Alexis Sanchez, Shkodran Mustafi and Mesut Ozil both got minutes for their respective countries on Tuesday evening, while Wojciech Szczesny, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs were unused substitutes.

Mesut Ozil reassures concerned fans after injury ‘scare’ – “Everything is alright!”

Mesut Ozil has taken to Twitter to reassure worried Arsenal fans that he's not injured after being substituted off at half time during German's 2-0 World Cup Qualifier win against Northern Ireland.

Ozil’s first assist of the season is a record-breaker

Mesut Ozil's assist for Germany on Saturday set a new record

Quick watch: Ozil grabs assists as Germany stroll to victory

Mesut Ozil grabbed another assist as he helped his country open the scoring against Czech Republic on Saturday evening.

Ozil wants Arsenal #10 shirt

Mesut Ozil has revealed that he wants to be Arsenal’s number 10 after getting the same shirt number with Germany.

Mustafi now third most expensive German of all time

Shkodran Mustafi is now the third most expensive German player of all time.

Watch: Ozil (basically) scores for Germany v Finland in friendly, Mustafi plays 90

Mesut Ozil basically scored for Germany in their international friendly v Finland on Wednesday night.

Mesut Ozil gets no.10 shirt for Germany

Mesut Ozil has changed his shirt number with Germany to no.10.

Serge Gnabry awarded men’s Player of the Tournament for Rio 2016

Serge Gnabry has been named the Rio 2016 men's Player of the Tournament for the Olympic football.

Serge scores his penalty as Germany miss out on gold, shares Golden Boot

Serge Gnabry scored his penalty against Brazil in the final of the Rio Olympics Men’s Football tournament but had to watch on as the hosts won the shoot-out thanks to Neymar.

Gnabry’s Germany through to Olympic final (video)

After scoring six goals in four appearances, if you were going to put money on one player to score to put Germany through the final of the Olympic's football tournament, it would be Serge Gnabry.

Gnabry aiming for Olympic gold

Serge Gnabry is confident of sealing Germany’s place in the Olympic final when they face Nigeria at 8pm (UK) in Rio.

Poldi quits international football

Former Gunner, Lukas Podolski, has announced his retirement from international football.
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Thursday Arsenal recap: Mustafi almost done, Mahrez merry-go-round + more

Thursday's headlines were dominated by the news that Shkodran Mustafi's agent confirmed an agreement between his client and Arsenal but other stuff happened to, believe it or not.

Watch: Gnabry unstoppable – scores 2 in Germany thriller

Serge Gnabry isn't showing any signs of slowing down as he scored two more goals in Germany's 10-0 triumph over Fiji in the Olympics on Wednesday night.

Look: Ozil, Giroud and Koscielny all return to training

Arsenal have received a boost after Mesut Ozil, Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud all returned to training as scheduled.

Emre Can wears Ozil’s hat – we must alert the authorities!

Liverpool's Emra Can and our very own Mesut Ozil seem to be firm friends and the fact that Can has been pictured wearing the playmakers signature cap just cements this.

Watch: Gnabry scores 2 inc great freekick to rescue Germany

Serge Gnabry scored his second and third goals at the Rio Olympics as he netted twice on Sunday against South Korea.

Gnabry: It makes me very happy

Serge Gnabry has said he was ‘very happy’ to score for Germany against Mexico in their Rio Olympics opener as the sides drew 2-2.

Look: Ozil cosies up with Emra Can and Leroy Sane in LA

Mesut Ozil is still enjoying his summer break after playing in the Euro 2016 semi-finals and it appears he's hanging out with Liverpool's Emra Can and Schalke's Leroy Sane.