Mesut Özil walks away from Germany team citing ‘racism and disrespect’

Mesut Özil says in a statement, ‘I am German when we win, an immigrant when we lose’.

The Arsenal midfielder has announced his retirement from international football with immediate effect, the midfielder hitting out at what he perceived to be unfair discrimination surrounding his meeting with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in May.