OZIL QUITS GERMAN NATIONAL TEAM

Germany midfielder,  Mesut Ozil, has announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect.
Ozil, was made the scapegoat for Germany’s lacklustre display at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The 2014 World Champions failed to make it out of their group following two defeats and a win.
Ozil was criticised for his performance in Germany’s first defeat to Mexico, before being dropped for the victory over Sweden.
He was subsequently returned to the starting XI for the must-win clash with South Korea, but was again on the losing side.
Ozil posted three open letters on the  social media on Sunday, concluding with his resignation from international football in which he hit out at the ‘racism and disrespect’ he has been subjected to.
Ozil’s first post of the day defended his decision to pose for a picture alongside Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan back in May – an image that landed him in hot water at the time.
While the second letter was directed at the German media, and hit out at them for blaming the picture and his dual-heritage for the nation’s poor World Cup performance.