Mesut Ozil
Mesut Ozil, former Germany midfielder, wearing a mask to help protect from the spread of the coronavirus, is pictured in a van after arriving at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, early Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Ozil, who is of Turkish descent, will look to reignite his career in Turkey after he left Arsenal to join Fenerbahce. (AP Photo)
Ozil says he leaves Arsenal for Fenerbahce with no grudges

Jan. 24, 2021 09:56 AM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020 file photo, Arsenal's Mesut Ozil celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle at the Emirates Stadium in London. Former Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil will look to reignite his career in Turkey after confirming Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 he is leaving Arsenal to join Fenerbahce. Ozil is of Turkish descent. He hasn’t played for Arsenal this season after falling out of favour with manager Mikel Arteta over concerns about the player’s work rate. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
Ozil bids farewell to Arsenal, joins Fenerbahce in Turkey

Jan. 17, 2021 03:02 PM EST

Ozil appears close to ending his time at Arsenal

Jan. 16, 2021 01:57 PM EST
LONDON (AP) — Time appears to be running down on Mesut Ozil’s 7 ½-year career at Arsenal. The former Germany international was active on...

Leicester's Jamie Vardy, left, tackles Arsenal's Gabriel during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium in London, England, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Ian Walton,Pool)
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FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, people line up at the Artux City Vocational Skills Education Training Service Center at the Kunshan Industrial Park in Artux in western China's Xinjiang region. The Associated Press has found that the Chinese government is carrying out a birth control program aimed at Uighurs, Kazakhs and other largely Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. China’s repression in Tibet, the status of the exiled Dali Lama, and its treatment of ethnic minorities spurred violent protests ahead of Beijing’s 2008 Olympics. It could happen again. China is host to the 2022 Winter Olympics with rumblings of a boycott and calls to remove the games from Beijing because of widespread human rights violations.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Human rights groups ask IOC to move Olympics from China

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