Mesut Ozil has thanked Arsenal fans for their support amid a continuing row with the German Football Federation (DFB) that led to the World Cup winner quitting international duty. Ozil was criticised after meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to the World Cup, alongside team-mate Ilkay Gundogan. After Germany's World Cup defence fell at the first hurdle, the Arsenal playmaker complained about the DFB's handling of the affair and accused the body of discrimination. Ozil suggested he was made a scapegoat due to his Turkish heritage, stating: "If we win, I'm German. If we lose, I'm an immigrant." DFB president Reinhard Grindel has rejected Ozil's accusations and...
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