Mesut Özil has gone from fan favorite to the most highly-paid benchwarmer at Arsenal. The former German international now finds himself at a career crossroads with his future prospects in London diminished.Mesut Özil's glittering career is in danger of hitting some bum notes when it should be reaching its crescendo. The 30-year-old will undoubtedly have …

The nature of the playmaker’s resignation makes a comeback extremely unlikely. With no ready-made replacement in the squad, Germany and coach Joachim Löw have a big problem on their hands.Reducing a footballer’s career down to raw data rarely does a player justice. Numbers can’t describe, for instance, a jaw-dropping half-turn into a pocket of space …

Mesut Özil’s resignation from the German national team has sparked reactions in social media from all over Europe and beyond. However, Özil’s Germany teammates have largely remained silent.”It was a pleasure, Abi,” tweeted Bayern defender Jerome Boateng after Mesut Özil’s resignation from the national team, noting the European under-21 title that they won together in …

The DFB has issued a statement responding to the criticism that it has received since Mesut Özil announced that he had quit the national team. It rejected any suggestion of racism and stressed its integration work.The DFB (German football association) statement released on Monday said it regretted but respected Mesut Özil’s decision to retire from …