Mesut Özil case: the DFB "firmly rejects" accusations of racism

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"Mesut Özil’s decision to step down from the Germany national team has triggered a debate about racism in general and about football's capabilities for integration in particular," said Reinhard Grindel president of the DFB, on 23/07/2018, who added that "as an association any form of racial hostility will not be accepted or tolerated under any...

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