Mesut Ozil added to the list of dead Myrotvorets in Ukraine.
Former Germany, Real Madrid and Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has been added to Myrotvorets, the Ukrainian nationalist database that publishes personal details of people considered "enemies of Ukraine. "Several people listed on the website were later killed.
Özil's article accuses him of "war propaganda", "manipulation of significant information for the public" and "public support for Russian aggression". ".
His offense: calling FIFA double standards. Speaking at the veterans match between Istanbul Basaksehir and Zenit St Petersburg in October, the 2014 World Cup winner pointed out that FIFA had banned Russian teams in 2022 but had never sanctioned Israel. "I call on FIFA to stop applying double standards and treat everyone equally," Ozil said.