Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil on Wednesday (March 22) retired from professional football at the age of 34.
“After thoughtful consideration, I’m announced my immediate retirement from professional football,” he wrote in a post on Twitter.
“I’ve had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. But in recent weeks and months, having also suffered some injuries, its become more and more clear that its time to leave the big stage of football.”
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