Mesut Ozil Calls Time on his Football Career After Attracting Controversies Despite Pitch Charisma.

“A special thanks must go to my family and closest friends. They have been part of this adventure from day one and have given me a lot of love and support through good and bad times,” the former Germany international wrote.
Most of his former colleagues and coaches spoke of him in superlatives, appreciating above all his technical skills
Ozil could choose between Germany and Turkey – he ultimately chose to play for the country where he was born and raised
Wanting to “appreciate the office of president of his family’s country”, he posed for a photo with Recep Erdogan, which was not well received in Germany
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“I want to thank Schalke, Werder, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Fenerbahce and Basaksehir as well as all my football friends. It was an amazing adventure,” wrote Mesut Ozil on his social media. Thus, he listed all the clubs he played for in his senior career. In subsequent posts, he published photos of himself in the shirts of these clubs, as well as with the German national team, with which he won the 2014 World Cup.

“A special thank you must go to my family and closest friends. They have been part of this adventure from day one and have given me a lot of love and support through good and bad times. Thank you to all the fans who have loved me regardless of the circumstances and from the club I represented.” we read.

Mesut Ozil has been controversial

Mesut Ozil was born in 1988 in Gelsenkirchen, the son of Turkish immigrants. After much deliberation, he decided to play for Germany. He played in the senior team in 2009-2018.

His career in the national team ended stormily: together with his teammate Ilkay Gundogan (also with Turkish roots), they posed for photos with the President of Turkey, Recep Erdogan, considered the authoritarian leader in the Western world. The fact that it took place just before the elections in Turkey added fuel to the fire. After the failed World Cup in Russia, he took the floor himself, explaining that he wanted to “appreciate the office of the country where his family comes from”. He stated that he had been criticized selectively, while Lothar Matthaeus did not come under fire from the media for photos with Vladimir Putin. Some time later, he resigned from playing for the German national team in protest.

But on the field, no one spared him praise. He was characterized by great dribbling, and his favorite position was the classic “10”, the role of an offensive playmaker.

“He’s a player you don’t meet these days,” Xabi Alonso said about him when he played together at Real Madrid.

“Ozil is unique. There is no copy of him, not even a bad one – these are the words of Jose Mourinho.

“His vision of the game is probably the best I’ve ever seen. It’s a dream for forwards to have a teammate like that – former German captain Philipp Lahm.

Mesut Ozil’s titles include the Spanish Championship, the German Cup, four FA Cups, one King’s Cup, but above all the World Cup with the German national team in 2014. He appeared in all matches of the World Cup in Brazil in the starting lineup of Joachim Loew’s team.