Mesut Ozil thanks fans of Arsenal after Germany Racism Row

Mesut Ozil thanked the fans for Arsenal for their "love" during a scorching season The week following its allegations of racism against German football, Ozil saw Arsenal's penalty shootout against Atletico Madrid on Thursday, but he received one of the biggest applause of the evening when his picture was shown on the big screen in Singapore for showing so much love tonight, "tweeted the German midfielder. 29, with a photo of him beckoning to the crowd.

Thanks to the Singapore Gunners for showing so much love tonight # M1O #COYG #YaGunnersYa @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/xYnQhIr6R1 [19659010] – Mesut Ozil (@ MesutOzil1088) July 26, 2018

Arsenal fans dominated the 23,000 spectators who watched the London team come down 3-1 on penalties against Atletico in the International Champion's Cup, after the end of regulation time at 1-1.

Ozil, after his late return to training after the World Cup, sent shock waves through German football when he left the national team, complaining of " racism and disrespect ".

The head of German football Reinhard Grindel rejected the accusation of racism but admitted that he should have defended Ozil after the gambler was abused for taking a photo with the strong president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ozil, who was born in Germany to parents of Turkish descent and won the World Cup in 2014, also felt unjustly appointed for his semifinal exit from the tournament of this year.

Arsenal's new head coach, Unai Emery, and players rallied around Ozil during their pre-season tour, while the hashtags #StandWithOzil and #SayNoToRacism were popular on social networks.

"Of course, everyone supports Mesut, we are with him, we try to help him," said Arsenal midfielder, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, at AFP this week.

"Everyone knows that Arsenal is a team with a lot of foreign players and foreign employees, no matter what country you represent, it's like a family and we support each other . "