Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness welcomed Mesut Ozil's international retirement as long overdue in an extraordinary attack on the midfielder's performances for Germany. Arsenal star Ozil cited a "feeling of racism and disrespect" as the motivation for his decision to step down from the national team, which he confirmed on Sunday in a series of statements posted on social media. The 29-year-old claimed the media and German Football Federation (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel made him a scapegoat for Germany’s poor World Cup displays as part of a wider agenda against his Turkish roots. Ozil had received criticism for posing in a photo with Turkey president Recep Tayyip...
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