Mesut Özil retires from international football
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After a rough World Cup ripe with poor performances and political controversy, Mesut Özil has announced his retirement from international football.Özil earned 92 caps for Germany while helping guide them to a World Cup title in 2014. But he drew plenty of cMesut Özil retires from international football
After a rough World Cup ripe with poor performances and political controversy, Mesut Özil has announced his retirement from international football.Özil earned 92 caps for Germany while helping guide them to a World Cup title in 2014. But he drew plenty of criticism in May after meeting with controversial Turkish president Tayyip Erdoğan. In response, many fans urged Özil to retire. A scapegoat to many, he is moving on. In his own statement, he not only criticized the DFB but cited disrespect and racism as well.“The treatment I have received from the DFB & many others makes me no longer want to wear the German national team shirt. I feel unwanted & think that what I have achieved since my international debut in 2009 has been forgotten. … I will no longer be playing for Germany at international level whilst I have this feeling of racism and disrespect.A lot of fans are idiots. Many of them do not care for the player in question but rather what they are capable of when playing for their team. This statem Read more