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22 July 2018, 14:19
The German midfielder of Turkish origin announced his retirement from the "Mannschaft" after receiving strong criticism by sharing a photo with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan .
Arsenal player Mesut Özil announced his retirement from the German national team on Sunday after receiving criticism for a photo in which he appears with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. statement, the international of Turkish origin said goodbye to the "Mannschaft & # 39; after having been criticized for the photo in which his colleague, also of Turkish origin, İlkay Gündoğan, appears.
"With a lot of pain and after many considerations about what happened, I will not continue to play for the German national team as long as I have that feeling of racism and d & rsquo; # 39; disrespect, "shared the midfielder in his Twit ter.
" Like many people, my roots go beyond one country. I grew up in Germany, but my family history has its roots well established in Turkey. I have two hearts, a German and a Turkish, "he adds in the statement
Similarly, Özil reaffirmed that photography has no political intention since his work is the football player
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