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Mesut Özil resigns from the national football team. The 29-year-old world champion shot his statement Sunday on Twitter with the consequences of public criticism and attacks on his photos with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before the World Cup.
Football player Mesut Özil had Sunday Facebook and Twitter for the first time at his controversial meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced in May in London and a resulting photo. He had met Erdogan out of respect for the highest office of his country, Özil wrote in English. "I am a footballer, not a politician." In his statement, Özil refers to his Turkish roots.
The 29-year-old Arsenal criticizes the German media and points out: "Not meeting Erdogan would have meant not respecting the roots of my ancestors."
"It was not a question of who the president was, but to say that he was the president," writes Özil. In addition, the midfielder stressed: "No matter how the election ended, I would have taken the picture with the respective president." In a conversation with Erdogan, it was about football, not about politics
Sharp criticism of the media and sponsors
A little later, he continued in another post Facebook, commenting on his relations with the media and sponsors. He had learned to cope with media criticism, according to Özil. He is not a perfect footballer and critics have always encouraged him to work harder. "But what I can not accept are contributions in the German media, which repeatedly point to my double origin and one photo for a bad World Cup." Özil continues: "Some German media use my background and photo with President Erdogan for right-wing propaganda and political goals." He was disappointed with the double standard prevailing in the media.
He mentioned a controversial meeting of Lothar Matthäus with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Matthew did not have to declare himself in public and should remain captain of honor. "Does my Turkish heritage make me a better target?", Asks Özil.
Subsequently, Özil criticizes unidentified sponsors. A partnership must always mean support, as well as in difficult situations. But some sponsors would not have supported him, but turned away from him and ended their collaboration.
The 29-year-old man writes that he was kidnapped after the pictures of a DFB sponsor afterwards of advertising campaigns. All other public relations activities for which it was intended had been canceled. "It was no longer good for them to be seen with me, they called this situation" crisis management, "" Özil informed, without naming the sponsor's name. "Özil asked:" Qu & # Does the DFB have to say about all this? "
In addition, a planned action for a good cause in his old school in Gelsenkirchen was not the result of the twirling of the photos. charity had told him a few days earlier that he no longer wanted to work with him.He also got a cancellation from school. "In all honesty, it really hurts," writes Özil
Özil leaves the future open in the national team
Özil and his national team-mate Ilkay Gündogan were photographed at the May meeting with the Turkish president.Gundogan had expressed himself before the 2006 FIFA World Cup world at the meeting strongly criticized.
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