Gundogan Talked About Germany National Team’s Racism Issue Toward Ozil

DBasia.news – Who knows Mesut Ozil’s retiring decision from Germany national team is still drag on until now. Everything seems complicated due to Ozil’s racism issue who has Turkey blood with Germany passport and decided to retire.

The story started when the picture of Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, two Germany national team players with Turkey blood. The photo was published before the 2018 World Cup and the public condemned it as a disrespect toward Germany.

Consequently, Gundogan and Ozil always booed by Germany supporters while on the pitch, even Ozil blamed as the reason behind Germany’s failure in the qualification of World Cup. There was nothing wrong about the critic toward his performance, however, Ozil got more than that and wasn’t supported by Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (DFB).

Ozil felt disrespect and claimed the racism issue due to his Turkey blood. The five times winner of best Germany player and 2014 World Cup decided to retire. Since then, the story of Ozil’s racism issue still becomes the highlight. Now, Gundogan also talked about that.

“Tell me, is it not racism when a German politician writes on Facebook: ‘The German national team is made up of 25 Germans and two goat-f***ers’? Such remarks must be labeled as racism. However, it does not mean that everyone in Germany is racist. Absolutely not,” Gundogan said reported by ESPN.

“Almost all of my experiences in my life in Germany have been positive. But there are people who have used the photo for their political agenda. And in this context, the racism line was sometimes crossed,” Manchester City midfielder explained.

Gundogan also regrets Ozil’s farewell with Germany national team. “I would have wished that he would get a better, deserved goodbye,” he said. Ozil’s situation could change the situation in Germany, but he won’t retire and will stay to support the Germany national team.

“But I had my doubts if things could be like they were before. If you get attacked by so many, get whistled by your own fans and insulted by a German politician, you start thinking. But I don’t want to run away. (I want to face the situation,” Gundogan added.

“I am still proud to play for Germany. If I get the call-up, I see no reason to not continue. I also know that I owe a lot to the DFB in my career,” he concluded.