Facebook Twitter Pinterest Arsenal midfielder Özil before his substitution in the game against Manchester City on 15 December. Photograph: BPI/REX/ShutterstockThe Chinese Football Association said his comments were unacceptable. Özil was removed from the Chinese versions of Fifa and the Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 video games. Finally, celebrated former Barcelona and Man City player and fellow Muslim Yaya Touré, who has long campaigned against racism in football, advised Özil that he was “wrong” and should stick to football. On the issue of the Uighurs, Özil deserves the support of not just Arsenal fans but the world at large.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2019 11:41 UTC