Özil used to be a good attacking partner for Ronaldo when they were both at Real Madrid. |
A few days ago, a friend asked Mesut Ozil to choose the best player between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. After a few seconds of hesitation, Ozil said: “Messi, because he won the World Cup.”
After the video was shared on social media, fans found out that Cristiano Ronaldo had unfollowed Ozil on social media.
Before that, Ozil had more than 3 seasons as Ronaldo’s teammate at Real Madrid. The German midfielder has a close relationship with his senior born in 1985 both in real life and on the pitch. This duo helped “Los Blancos” win 3 domestic titles (La Liga, Copa del Rey and Supercopa Nacional). However, Ozil’s recent response is said to have made CR7 unhappy.
Ronaldo no longer follows Ozil. |
On the evening of March 22 (Hanoi time), Ozil shocked fans when he announced his decision to retire from gaming at the age of 34.
Ozil wrote on his personal page: “After careful consideration, I am announcing my retirement from football at this time. I am privileged and grateful to have been a professional soccer player for almost 17 years. But in the last few weeks and months, I’ve had a few injuries.” and it is time to leave the big stage of football”.
“I want to thank Schalke, Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Fenerbahce and Basaksehir, all my friends in football. It has been a wonderful journey”, added the German midfielder.
In February, Fanatik claimed that the former Arsenal star informed his teammates after Istanbul Basaksehir’s 1-0 loss to Kayserispor that he had decided to quit football and skip training the next morning. After a month of silence, Ozil officially confirmed.
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