Ozil

Arsenal must find a way to get Ozil involved again, says Wenger

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 - 10:32 GMT

Ozil played all Premier League matches under Mikel Arteta before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wenger's advice to Arteta on how to get the best out of Ozil

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 - 03:19 GMT

Ozil has been out of Arteta's plans this season and he was ruled out of the team's squad for UEFA Europa League.

Elneny included in Arsenal's Europa League squad

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 - 03:20 GMT

Elneny has been an important player for the Gunners under Arteta's command.

Ozil advises Elneny to join Besiktas

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 - 03:09 GMT

Elneny completed a one-year loan to Besiktas from Arsenal after Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, announced that he will not count on the Egyptian player this season.

Emery wants consistency from fit-again Ozil

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 - 12:04 GMT

Arsenal manager Unai Emery is not looking to offload Mesut Ozil this month, but wants the German to start delivering consistently on the field when given the chance.

Emery praises ‘Captain’ Ozil

Tue, 23 Oct 2018 - 12:06 GMT

Ozil scored Arsenal’s first goal, gave a key pass to Arsenal’s second goal and provided an assist for Arsenal’s third goal at the game.

Arsenal boss Emery not worried about Ozil's motivation

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 - 12:44 GMT

Arsenal manager Unai Emery is not concerned about Mesut Ozil's desire to perform despite a suggestion by former manager Arsene Wenger that the German playmaker's retirement from international soccer could affect his motivation.

Klopp defends Ozil over criticism for Erdogan photo

Thu, 23 Aug 2018 - 01:28 GMT

Klopp has defended German compatriot Mesut Ozil, saying the criticism the Arsenal midfielder received for being photographed with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was due to "absolute misinformation" and "complete nonsense".

Ozil resignation not in order, says Germany's Kroos

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 - 07:01 GMT

Kroos has criticised former World Cup-winning teammate Mesut Ozil for the way he announced his international retirement over racism claims and said the Arsenal player spoke "nonsense".

Neuer denies Ozil's claims of racism within Germany set-up

Sat, 04 Aug 2018 - 05:00 GMT

Germany captain Manuel Neuer has denied that Mesut Ozil was the victim of racism within the German FA (DFB), but admitted the fiasco has taken a toll on the players.

German FA boss admits mistakes in Ozil affair but rejects racism accusations

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 - 02:22 GMT

German Football Association (DFB) head Reinhard Grindel on Thursday said he should have made clearer that racism is unacceptable after midfielder Mesut Ozil quit the national team citing "racism and disrespect" over his Turkish roots.

German soccer body rejects Ozil's racism accusations

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Ozil, who plays for English club Arsenal, said DFB President Reinhard Grindel had blamed him for Germany's poor performance at this year's World Cup.

Ozil quits German national side citing racism

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 08:22 GMT

German soccer star Mesut Ozil said on Sunday he would no longer play for the national team because he faced racism and disrespect.

German soccer star Ozil defends Erdogan photo

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 06:06 GMT

At the height of the row Ozil made no comment on his meeting in London with Erdogan, an outspoken critic of Germany who was campaigning for re-election at the time.

Injured Ozil to miss Germany's final World Cup warm-up

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 - 03:20 GMT

Ozil, 29, will sit out the friendly against Saudi Arabia in Leverkusen with light bruising to his left knee, but was able to run in training on Thursday.

Ozil, Ramsey to miss Arsenal's Europa tie against Ostersunds

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 - 07:00 GMT

Wenger took close to a full-strength squad to Sweden for the first leg which his side won 3-0 last week.

Ozil commits long-term future to Arsenal

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 - 05:59 GMT

The 29-year-old Germany international confirmed on Twitter that he had agreed a three-and-a-half year deal.

Big names to leave their clubs for free in January

Wed, 27 Dec 2017 - 04:00 GMT

There are many teams who fear losing their biggest stars, as they are running in the last year of their contracts.

Atletico Madrid wants to sign Ozil

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 - 01:11 GMT

Atletico Madrid has contacted Arsenal's Mesut Ozil to join them in the summer, the Sun newspaper reported.

A strange request from Ozil to stay in Arsenal

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 - 08:48 GMT

Ozil wears number 10 in German national team following the retirement of former German international player Lukas Podolski .

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