He humiliated Messi in the World Cup final and made him cry, now he's retiring from football

Before Lionel Messi made history with the Argentine team in the World Cup in Qatar, he was close to winning the coveted title in the 2014 World Cup. However, his dream was ruined by Germany, which had among its ranks an element that He shared a dressing room with Ángel Di María at Real Madrid and has now announced his professional retirement.

This is Mesut Ozil. The prominent Teutonic midfielder, 34, announced that he is retiring permanently from football. After an extensive career, where he performed in clubs like Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, Real Madrid or Arsenal, in 2020 he began to lose his validity and closed his sports career in Turkey, in clubs like Fenerbahce and Başakşehir. This season, he only played six games between the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and Conference League.

Özil was a teammate of Ángel Di María at Real Madrid and they shared a dressing room for three seasons. The German is considered one of the best assistants in history and was involved in controversy due to his Turkish origin. "When I win, I am German, and when I lose, I am an immigrant", he came to say in 2018 and was criticized by the fans of the German National Team.

Özil broke Lionel Messi's dream in Brazil 2014:

Mesut Özil was key in the German team that managed to win the 2014 World Cup. The midfielder played in all seven games of the competition held in Brazil and scored a goal against Algeria. In the grand final, he started and played 120 minutes. Mario Götze was the author of the only goal with which the Teutons ruined Lionel Messi's dream.