Mesut Ozil’s latest actions hard to defend
Mesut Ozil looks set to be the centre of yet another storm after he had dinner with Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday night.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Factcheck: Mesut Ozil invites Erdogan to his wedding
Recently it was ‘announced’ that Mesut Ozil, and his fiancee Amine Gulşe, invited Recep Tayyip Erdogan to their upcoming wedding but given the drama over the summer when he met him, would he actually invite him?
Erdogan: Racism such as in the Özil saga must come to an end
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, has suggested that Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündoğan were ‘excluded’ from Germany because of their roots, and called the treatment of the pair ‘racism’.
Turkey hails Mesut Ozil’s statement attacking DFB
Turkish ministers reacted positively to the news that Mesut Ozil would no longer play for Germany as long as he felt subjected to racism. The…
Jurgen Klopp defends Mesut Ozil
Jurgen Klopp has become the latest name to defend Mesut Ozil as the German continues to be made a scapegoat for his countries World Cup failings.
German officials urged to quit over Mesut Ozil
Germany’s general manager, Oliver Bierhoff and their FA’s president, Reinhard Grindel, have been urged to step down after attacks on Mesut Ozil following their country’s poor World Cup.
Mesut Ozil’s father encourages him to quit Germany after latest attack
The President of the German Football Association (DFB) has demanded that Mesut Ozil explain why he met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the World Cup as the Arsenal man continues to be targeted after his country’s failings in Russia and his father says he should quit the national team.
Ozil hypocrisy in full swing as football embraces Putin
As Mesut Ozil trudged off the pitch against South Korea, a few fans hurled insults in his direction. He’d just been part of the first ever German team to crash out in the group stages of a World Cup and he knew, if the last few weeks had anything to go by, that his life was about to get worse.
Angela Merkel defends ‘thoughtless’ Mesut Ozil who is affected by whistles
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has called for the press and public to ‘show more understanding’ over Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan’s meeting with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
German paper asks if Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan should be removed from Germany squad
German newspaper, Morgenpost, have a huge, front page story, asking if Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan should be dropped from the German squad ahead of the World Cup after meeting with the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
German FA hit out at Mesut Ozil for being used for political stunt
The German FA have made it known that they are not pleased with Mesut Ozil for posing with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.