Monday, July 23, 2018

Ozil quits German national team citing racism

One of Germany's top football players announced he is quitting the national team over the reaction to a photo he took with Turkey's president in the run-up to this year's World Cup.

Mesut Ozil, whose parents are from Turkey, released a long statement in which he accused Germany's football federation and some members of the media of racism.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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