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Monday, 13 January, 2025

Mesut Ozil misled by fake news, says China on footballer’s comments about Uighur muslims

The Foreign Ministry of China has said that Mesut Ozil has been “completely “misled by fake news” and welcomed the Arsenal midfielder to visit Xinjiang.

Mesut Ozil misled by fake news, says China on footballer’s comments about Uighur muslims

A supporter of China's Muslim Uighur minority holds a placard of Arsenal's Turkish origin German midfielder Mesut Ozil during a demonstration at Beyazid square in Istanbul on December 14, 2019. - Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, a German footballer of Turkish origin, expressed support for Uighurs in Xinjiang and criticised Muslim countries for their failure to speak up for them. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)