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Posted: July 24, 2018 21:51:15
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan blasted "the racist attitude" against Mesut Ozil.
Two days after Germany Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from international football and blamed the German football federation for racism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized "l & # 39; racist attitude "against the player Arsenal who, according to him," gave everything to the German national team ". Ozil became the victim of a racial attack after photos of him with Erdogan before the World Cup and the Turkish elections became viral. Speaking to Turkish journalists, Erdogan told Ankara that it was "really unacceptable that a young man who gave everything to the German national team and who contributed to his success is confronted with such a racist attitude because of his religion ".
The Turkish Football Federation issued a statement, saying that it "offers its full support" to Ozil and his family. He also condemned "the treatment, the threats and the derogatory messages", asking the football community to unite against "racism and intolerance".
Read also: The FA categorically rejects Mesut Ozil's accusation of racism [19659006] Ozil made his international debut in 2009 and won 92 selections for Germany, totaling 23 goals. Ozil's agent, Dr. Erkut Sogut, also described the statements of Bayern Munich's president, Uli Hoeness, as "stupid". After Ozil announced his retirement, Hoeness said in an interview with Sport Bild, "I'm happy that this fear is over now, he's been playing sh * t for years, and he won a final tack before World Cup 2014. And now, he and his hidden performance hide beyond this image.Every time [Bayern] played against Arsenal, we played on it because we knew it was their weak point. "
Dr. Sogut said in an interview with Goal.com:" Mr Hoeness's comments are completely lacking anything to do with football, he tries to distract from the real problem of racism and racism. of discrimination in Germany, which is reborn once more in everyday German society. "
" As Mesut says in his statement, he accepts fair and reasonable criticism of his football, and deals with it in the course of his work. However, Mr. Hoe ness can not even provide real evidence to support its silly statements that are clearly exaggerated. In this case, the statistics are clear. Twenty-three goals, 40 badists – a German record – and five times the best German player of the year – including three after 2014. "
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"The facts speak for themselves and anyway, who is he talking about Mesut this way? These lies are cheap, stereotypical and unfounded comments – baseless facts – that make it possible for the wounded to spread, and Mr. Hoeness, we will not waste any more time or energy talking about a topic that you know nothing, not only it is a shame for you, but also and above all a shame for German football and the German people. "
" Hoeness is not better than the Mesut people mentioned in his statement because he deliberately ignored this wider point.And did it on purpose. know what he's doing. By commenting wildly on Mesut's football, he thinks it will create a big reaction and cover up the real problem, "he adds.
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