Mesut Ozil's Retirement Fallout

Mesut Ozil's decision to retire from international football is still creating daily headlines in Germany.

It has been a summer to forget for the Arsenal star, largely blamed for the nation's disappointing FIFA World Cup campaign and heavily criticised for posing for photographs with controversial Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. On July 22, Ozil released a statement on Twitter with a three-page explanation of his decision to stop representing the DFB over "racism and disrespect."

The man himself claims, "In the eyes of [DFB President Reinhard] Grindel and his supporters, I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose." He reached a point where he could no longer bear the criticism and blame.

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