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Ozil suddenly announced that he would quit the German national team

According to foreign media reports, on July 22, after taking pictures with Turkish President Recep Erdogan in May this year, the controversial German international Ozil issued a statement on July 22, announcing that he will no longer play for the German national football team in the future.

During his visit to the UK in May this year, Erdogan took photos with Ozil and another German Turkish star, jingduoan and others. Ozil and jingduoan were criticized by German politics and media due to the Turkish words on their jerseys: "pay homage to my president" and on the eve of Turkey's general election.

Ezemir, a former president of the Turkish Green Party and a member of the current Bundestag, strongly criticized Ozil and jingduoan for their actions. German Football Association President Greendell was more critical at the time that the two players' let themselves be manipulated by the election '. After that, Mr. jingduoan soon voiced that he and Mr. Ozil had no political intention. Ozil, on the other hand, remained silent. During this period, the controversy about him in German public opinion never stopped. At the world cup in Russia, which began in June, Ozil, 29, was in a much worse competitive state than he had been when he won the last championship. As the defending champion, Germany finally stopped the group match and got out.

On the 22nd of this month, Ozil finally broke the silence and issued three consecutive statements on social media in response to the incident. Ozil said he grew up in Germany, but his family is deeply rooted in Turkey. "I have two hearts, one is German, the other is Turkish.". He said that his mother taught him to be awed and never forget where he came from. He still cherished these values.

Ozil stressed that he was not a political figure, and his meeting with Erdogan was only due to his respect for the presidency. "No matter the German or Turkish president, my behavior will not be different.".

Ozil also criticized some German newspapers for 'using this and his Turkish background for political purposes'. He also criticized some sponsors for unilaterally giving up cooperation with him after the incident.

Ozil said in a statement that the most frustrating thing for him was the practice of the German Football Association, especially President Greendell. Ozil said he didn't want to play the "scapegoat" of the Football Association's president's poor work, and the abuse from many people in Germany made him no longer want to wear the German Jersey to fight: "in the eyes of Greendell and his supporters, when the team wins, I am German, and when the team loses, I become an immigrant. '

Ozil also said that coach Loew and team manager bilkhov were on his side and supported him in this matter.

Previously, Ozil was criticized for not singing the German national anthem when he played for Germany. His announcement to quit the national team was also written in English, not German.