He lifted the World Cup in Brazil 2014 and is now a right-wing politician in the country of his ancestors
He played for Germany in three World Cups, but almost two years after retiring from professional football, he joined a government in office in Türkiye.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil left us with some great moments and some bittersweet ones. The truth is that Germany lifted the trophy after beating Argentina 1-0 in extra time and, as a result of this success, several of the German footballers became well-known in a large part of our country.
Today, many of these world champions have hung up their boots and chosen different paths to continue working, although one of them turned to a very different branch of football , namely politics.
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This is Mesut Ozil , a former German footballer who shined at Real Madrid and Arsenal and who at the beginning of 2023, affected by a series of injuries, decided to retire from professional activity while playing in the Turkish Super League .
It was in this country that the attacking midfielder decided to settle and quickly found a job, as he is now a member of the Executive Committee of the AKP party, which is currently in power in Türkiye.
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According to Bolavip , this is a political space led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan , who chose the former footballer to take up the post from now on at the 7th Congress of the AKP. The space is about the Justice and Development Party, Islamist and right-wing, which has Erdogan not only as a leader but also as a great friend of Ozil, with whom he could be seen on several occasions and receiving shirts from the German.
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Mesut Ozil said goodbye to the German national team after the team's terrible performance after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, which saw them eliminated in the first round.
Following this poor performance, the former footballer denounced discrimination: “ I am German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose” was the devastating phrase he used to say goodbye to the four-time world champion team. This was, without a doubt, one of the triggers for his move to Turkey, the country of his ancestors.
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Let's remember that the midfielder made his football debut with FC Schalke 04, although he quickly took off with Werder Bremen where he showed all his potential and left for Real Madrid for the 2010-11 campaign.
In his four years with the Merengue he won three titles and in 2014 he was signed by Arsenal, where he stayed for 7 seasons in which he helped the Gunners win 8 domestic cups. Finally, he ended his career with the Fenerbahce shirt and a subsequent brief stint with Istanbul Basaksehir, both in the Turkish Super League.
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