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Erdogan backs Ozil over Germany stance
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated Mesut Ozil for his "national and native" decision to quit the German national team over what the Arsenal playmaker perceived to be racially-motivated criticism of his World Cup performances. Ozil released a three-part statement on Sunday, hitting out at the German Football Association (DFB), its chief Reinhard Grindel, the media and some fans after being widely condemned for meeting with Erdogan prior to the tournament in Russia. The former Real Madrid man claimed the DFB and senior figures in German football had not done enough to protect him following Joachim Low's side's group-stage exit, suggesting he had been made a...
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