TBH I try and avoid finding out about the politics of footballers I like and I certainly wouldn't go to them for nuanced political commentary. This is genuinely the first time in my life I've ever so much thought about the political affiliations of Mezut Ozil and I'd have preferred not to do so. Most footballers have the good sense to keep quiet about it.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 24 July 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
The Mo Salah/Kadyrov stuff seems relevant enough to mention in this discussion, although the situations aren't perfectly analagous- questions of how much say he had, and what the Egyptian FA were fucking thinking basing the team in Chechnya in the first place, being to the fore there.
― Neuer write off the germans (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 09:04 (five years ago) link
Mesut had at least one sympathetic phone call on Monday over his plight, always nice to have someone in your corner...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44943282
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 09:16 (five years ago) link
lol this fuckin guy
― Neuer write off the germans (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 09:19 (five years ago) link
Got to admit every time I see that photo I feel a twinge of sympathy for Ozil, he looks like such a hapless dork.
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 09:22 (five years ago) link
He's a nerd who got confused into supporting a dictator, how could germans not relate
― Neuer write off the germans (Bananaman Begins), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 09:25 (five years ago) link
there must have have been some element of "hmm, this might not go down too well" in that noggin of his at that moment, if the rumours of some footballers possessing sentience are actually true!
― calzino, Wednesday, 25 July 2018 09:29 (five years ago) link
hes made his argument on that
probably engineered after the fact, but nonetheless
― dele alli my bookmarks (darraghmac), Wednesday, 25 July 2018 09:31 (five years ago) link
what the Egyptian FA were fucking thinking basing the team in Chechnya in the first place
My immediate assumption is that the Egyptian FA is skint and Chechnya was the cheapest place they could find. What was in it for Kadyrov is pretty obvious.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 25 July 2018 10:17 (five years ago) link
He knows the ppl in the German FA and their actions and words, why doesn't he know more about Ergodan?
uh like what the actual name of dude is? probably does
― anatol_merklich, Saturday, 28 July 2018 00:24 (five years ago) link
I don't know how I can clarify the above?
Anyway here is Muller on the controversy and its...not good:
Like Neuer wasn't enough, now Thomas #Müller talks about Mesut #Özil's Germany exit, saying "no one" can say there's racism in sports (!), and that the poor DFB just wanted to restore calmness.Bayern Munich, officially the white men of German football in more ways than one. pic.twitter.com/XGpLX52kGI— Felix Tamsut (@ftamsut) August 3, 2018
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 3 August 2018 14:44 (five years ago) link