Support me here; Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/kjreports KJ Subscription - http://kjreports.com/subscribe Donations - www.fundmypage.com/kjvids Podcast - https://www.kjreports.com/podcasts/ Social Media; Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kjreports Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kjreports/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/kjvids?lang=en This will help to keep our channel alive. Thanks guys Why did MESUT OZIL Quit International FOOTBALL? - KJ Vids MESUT ÖZIL - RACISM IN FOOTBALL Mesut Özil is considered one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. The Arsenal midfielder quit international football, citing "racism and disrespect" he has faced in Germany. In a lengthy statement posted on social media, he said he did not feel accepted in German society. "Is it because it is Turkey? Is it because I'm a Muslim? I think here lays an important issue." He says he received hate mail and threats and was being blamed for Germany's disappointing World Cup. He felt singled out because of his Turkish heritage and his meeting with the Turkish President in May. Ozil also cited statements from Germanpoliticians, racist taunts from fans and hate mail leading up to his decision. Several other prominent European players of foreign descent also cited the same grievance. "I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose," Thousands took to Twitter to support Ozil and lay scorn at the abuse Muslim and African players are subjected to in Europe. Mesut Ozil's story shows that despite the slogans, racism has not been kicked out of football. All Rights Reserved. Contact info@kjvids.co.uk if you are interested in licensing our content, advertising or working with us in other ways. We hope you enjoyed and learn't something new from our video. You can help us make more videos by supporting our crowdfunding campaign; Would you like to support our channel? If you enjoyed or learnt something from this video, you may kindly support our crowdfunding campaign on www.fundmyvideo.com/kjvids Fund My Video enables video creators to recover costs for their videos, which are much higher than any revenues they receive for most channels. Most YouTubers make videos as a hobby and spend dozens of hours editing videos for little in return. Your contributions towards this channel will significantly help us create more content with even better quality. Many thanks for your support. For business and other enquiries please email info@kjvids.co.uk Links we want you to check out; KJ Vids Book Store - http://kjvids.co.uk/books Patreon Club - https://www.patreon.com/kjvids Fund My Video Page - https://www.fundmyvideo.com/kjvids