The footballer Mesut Özil, of Turkish origin, was one of the most important faces of the German National Team. With her, he was in three World Cups and managed to lift the World Cup together with his countrymen in Brazil 2014. He was last seen with the team in Russia 2018, as he resigned amid accusations of racism, pointing out that the German Federation had not protected.
The scandal originated from a photo taken at the time with Racep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey. German media criticized the rapprochement and recalled the complaints about the violation of human rights in that country.
“Is it because it is Turkey? Is it because I am a Muslim? ”, Questioned Özil, who said that he would not play for Germany anymore until there was adequate respect.
Are you leaving football altogether?
Although he left the German national team, he continued as a midfielder at the age of 34 with other teams in Turkey. He was part of Fenerbahçe SK and since 2022 he was at İstanbul Başakşehir FK However, according to the Turkish press, he would be thinking of stepping aside.
“Mesut Özil’s contract is terminated! He decided to quit football, ”announced journalist Yakup Çınar.
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According to the reporter, Özil did not attend training on February 3; he would only have communicated with his teammates: “he told them that he had decided to quit soccer.”
The player has not referred to the press revelations. His latest post on the Instagram network is an image in which he is seen with a ball in front of the Turkish flag. “Blessed to be back doing what I love,” he wrote on January 18.
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Among his achievements is having been part of the ranks of important European teams, such as Arsenal and Real Madrid. He was nominated three times for the Fifa Ballon d’Or and was chosen as the German footballer of the year by the press during 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016.
According to the Transfermarkt portal, specialized in transfers in the football market, Özil is worth one million euros (more than five billion Colombian pesos at the current exchange rate); At its highest point in 2013, it was listed at up to 50 million euros.
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