Germany A Role Model Not Racist Kroos Rejects Ozil Claims Again
Arsenal star Ozil announced his retirement from international football in July and accused DFB president Reinhard Grindel of discrimination and “incompetence”. Ozil – who made his claims in a lengthy three-part letter – felt he had been scapegoated for Germany’s poor World Cup showing as a result of his May meeting with Turkey’s controversial president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The midfielder, who has Turkish heritage, has received precious little support from his former team-mates in the Germany setup, and Kroos defended the DFB on Wednesday after reiterating the comments he made in August, when he called Ozil’s claims “nonsense”....