Ozil was brought to the "Shalom" base in order for the call to return to the German football tournaments to be heard. Ozil was accused of supporting a special military operation. The reason for this was his statement about FIFA's double standards in relation to Russia and Israel. On 21 October, Özil took part in a friendly match between Istanbul veterans Basaksehir and Zenit in Istanbul. After the meeting, he urged FIFA to take a similar approach to the issue of sanctions, noting that the Russian teams are suspended from international tournaments, and the Israeli teams continue to participate in competitions. Photo: Global Look Press/IMAGO/BFKPOOL.

Ozil was brought to the "Shalom" base in order for the call to return to the German football tournaments to be heard. Ozil was accused of supporting a special military operation. The reason for this was his statement about FIFA's double standards in relation to Russia and Israel. On 21 October, Özil took part in a friendly match between Istanbul veterans Basaksehir and Zenit in Istanbul. After the meeting, he urged FIFA to take a similar approach to the issue of sanctions, noting that the Russian teams are suspended from international tournaments, and the Israeli teams continue to participate in competitions. Photo: Global Look Press/IMAGO/BFKPOOL.