mesut Özil did not mince his words. three-part statement released in english on social media not only announced his retirement as a member of the germany team, but heavily criticized the german f football association, known as the d dfb, and its presesident. he called him out for negative comments on islam and multiculturalism. Özil's words have sparked a wave of reactions in germany. the dfb have said they regret Özil's decision and cononcede their failure to adequately suortt him, but fouound to contin the integration effort and fight agast r racism. chancellor angela merkel spoke to him and said that the german leader had kind words for Özil. "the german chancellor has the greaeatest respect for the start Özil. he is a talented football player who has done a lot for the german team, he has made a decision we must respect. " but the german government appears divided over the controversy. "i don't think the case of a multimillionaire living and working in england tells you much about germany's capacity for integration.

the german football association responds to mesut ozil's allegations of racism as he dramatically announces his international retirement. ryan lochte receives a ill—month doping ban after outing himself on social media. follow the leader, leader, leader — but who is leading team sky? we sit down with the top two in the tour de france. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. germany's football association has emphatically rejected allegations of racism from mesut ozil following the arsenal midfielder‘s retirement from international football. ozil says he no longer wants to play for germany, citing racism and disrespect within german football. the 2014 world cup winner says he received hate mail and threats, and was blamed for germany's disappointing world cup. the 5—time german player of the year was criticised by the german fa and in the german media after being photographed with controversial turkish president recep tayyip erdogan at an event in london in may. as a third—generation turkish—german, ozil says he was simply respecting the highest office of his family's country. the ge

the german football association responds to mesut ozil's allegations of racism as he dramatically announcesis retirement from international football. why has this photo of 12—time olympic medalist ryan lochte led to a m month suspension? and follow the leader , but which one is it?...we hear from chris froome and geraint thomas heading into the final week of the tour. hello and welcome to the programme. it's been a contentious 2a hours for the german football association after arsenal's mesut ozil announced he would no longer play for the national team — citing racism and disrespect within german football. after germany failed to get beyond the group stages of the world cup in russia, the arsenalforward said he received abuse — which stemmed back to a photograph taken with turkey's president erdogan in may. today — the dfb has emphatically denied the allegation but admits it could have done more to protect him from abuse. the last thing you want to hear as a german fa president is that you not only haven't dealt with this big controversy properly but also perhaps have even fanned the flames

for mesut ozil to be dropped from the world cup squad.re not. the federation of the place to explain themselves, the photos were published around the time of the turkish elections we should not help matters, which president erdogan one. in russia, the raging champions to get out of our world cup group for the first time, beaten by mexico and south career as they finished bottom of their group. mesut ozil says he and his family received hate mailand says he and his family received hate mail and threats in the aftermath of that match. now, all this came to a head over the weekend when mesut ozil revealed the extent of the abuse he received, commenting publicly about those photos with the turkish president erdogan. it was a lengthy statement that he put out on social media. he said, it is about respecting beehive office of his family's country, not about politics. he said after 92 cups, he is no longer wants to work the national shirt. he says in the eyes of the german federation, and his supporters, i am german when we win, but i am an immi

he said in his statement that it mesut ozil. he said in his statement thatitis mesut ozil.in germany would say that this is not ok, to feel that two hearts are beating inside you. i think that is not what people would have objected to, but i think that some people might say it isa think that some people might say it is a bit naive to say that this was not a political statement because of the blood —— avec le point of time in which this picture appeared. i will be back at the same time tomorrow. goodbye. steaming. what a summer it has been. and it continues. in suffolk, no measurable rain since the 5th of june and not too far away monday brought the culture in excess of 33 celsius. the hottest day of the year so far. and he continued to draw heat up from the south. most across southern and eastern parts of the uk. further west, there is a bit of a change. whether france which have been moving in from the north—west, cold fronts, not much rain left along these other funds, but some slightly cooler, fresh air brought in the north—west. this is where our weather front sutton tr

so why should this be different now in the case of ozil?> at least in germany we did not have such prominent cases were as always were intervened in politics. whatever you do in politics you have people who a are in favor f it and people who are against it, and that is a risk for sponsors. we didn't used to have it such an extreme case. helena: but it is likely to continue. we are living in a digital media age. should these companies reconcile themselves with that? do you think they are going to start saying, ok, every individual is too risky? wolfgang: no, they will continue. but again, they have a choice. i could imagine that when they have a choice, prices for event sponsoring will increase and prices for individual sponsors will lower. helena: if you turn this case around i think we have started to come to the conversation now that nationality, identity are complex, and we need to recognize that. couldn't this then be an opportunity for large companies with a lot of money to forced to that understanding, that this case has shown that we

and german international football mesut ozil has finally broken his silence about the controversial meeting with turkish president reza top out of all those who was heavily criticised for the council but has now released a passionate statement defending the meeting insisting it was not for the two tumultuous. long. welcome to the w news. the israeli military has evacuated over four hundred syrian white helmets and their families to safety and jordan the group is known around the world for pulling people out of the rubble of devastated towns and cities in rebel held territory the government though accuse them of aiding terrorists and it was feared they could have been killed by the regime had they remained in syria. they've been putting their lives on the line since the start of syria's civil war the white helmets often seen running toward scenes most people would flee from to help people injured in iraq strikes and shellings like here in aleppo ny they're being best used themselves. israel's military confirmed the evacuations of hundreds of white helmets and their families a humanitarian ef

the german football association has hit back at an accusation of racism made by football star mesut ozil on the contrary it said it had been heavily engaged in integration work in germany for many years now o's zero made the accusation as he explained why he quit the german national team the midfielder who has turkish roots said that he faced racism and disrespect from the german media after he was pictured with turkey's president. back in may well then he faced criticism from the german football association after the team's disappointing world cup performance. didn't mince his words his three part statement released in english on social media not only announced his retirement as a member of the germany team but also heavily criticized the german football association known as the d.f.t. and its president. he called for negative comments on islam and multi-culturalism words have sparked a wave of reactions in germany. the d.s.p. have said they regret decision and can see their failure to adequately support him but aim to continue their integration effort and fight against racism. chancell

coming up on this programme: the german football association responds to mesut ozil's allegations ofhte receives a 1a—month doping ban after outing himself on social media. follow the leader, leader, leader — but who is leading team sky? we sit down with the top two in the tour de france. hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. germany's football association has emphatically rejected allegations of racism from mesut ozil following the arsenal midfielder‘s retirement from international football. ozil says he no longer wants to play for germany, citing racism and disrespect within german football. the 2014 world cup winner says he received hate mail and threats, and was blamed for germany's disappointing world cup. the 5—time german player of the year was criticised by the german fa and in the german media after being photographed with controversial turkish president recep tayyip erdogan at an event

team over racism midfielder mesut ozil says he's facing a barrage of criticism for meeting with the turkish president in may also have lots to say about the process of the german football federation also on the program tensions between the united states. rouhani warns the us don't play with the lion's tail president. don't threaten us or you'll suffer historic consequences. thousands are hospitalized as japan's record temperatures just weeks after devastating floods. welcome to the program german football star mesut ozil has quit the national team of a watch he called discrimination following japanese world cup exit the midfielder who has to his roots said he faced racism and disrespect from the german media after he was pictured with turkish president. back in may he then faced criticism from the german football association after the country's poor world cup before. after a long silence mesut ozil has finally made his feelings known in an epic three part statement on twitter. it was ill said that not meeting with president at all one would have been disrespecting his family's roots in his

landfill gail welcome to the program german football star mesut ozil has quit the national team of what is called discrimination following germany's exit from the world cup the midfielder who has turkish roots said he faced racism and disrespect from the german media after he was pictured with president vege of type two one back in may that he faced criticism from the german football association after the team's disappointing world cup before. after a long silence mesut ozil has finally made his feelings known in an epic three part statement on twitter. it was ill said that not meeting with president the one would have been disrespecting his family's roots. in his third post heavily criticized german football association president for negative comments on islam and multiculturalism and said that he would no longer be playing for germany. a photo of israel an added one at that meeting in may sparked a debate that has refused to die in germany with israel being accused of helping out of one's campaign for an upcoming election is all says the pat talked only about football germany teammate

and german international football a measure of ozil has finally broken his silence about a controversial meeting with turkish president said time about a one zero zero was heavily criticized for the encounter but has now released a passionate statement defending the meeting insisting it was not politically motivated. and get out of his welcome the israeli military has evacuated some eight hundred syrian white's helmets to safety in neighboring jordan their wives helmets are known for rescuing the wounded in the aftermath of asteroids and shelling in rebel held territory in syria the government though accuses them of aiding terrorists israels on is said on twitter that they had been rescued at the request of the united states and european countries as part of a humanitarian effort and it was feared they could have been killed by government forces if they had stayed in syria the syrian army has been advancing in recent weeks and is now approaching the israeli controlled golan heights. and i'm now joined by the w.'s correspondent who is following the situation in syria from beirut how did t

ozil, 23 goals and five times voted the favorite player.he midfielder will not wear the german shirt again. he has quit the national side, the reason was racism. posting on twitter, he is of turkish origin. i used to wear the german shirt with pride and now i do. racism should never be accepted. he has been under fire since these photographs circulated in may showing the midfielder smiling alongside the turkish president. some germans questioned his loyalty to the national side ahead of the world cup. in his rebuttal on sunday, he insisted the meeting was not political and he was blamed for the early elimination from this year's tournament. offered piercing criticism o of how germanany views thosose of turkish h descent. german when we win, immigrant when we lose. >> it is almost a quarter past 1:00 in the french capital. a reminder of the stories we are following. ministerh interior faces tough questions and made a scandal involving mccrone's top security aid, alexandre benalla. toronto, one person is been killed, 13 injured after a gunman

course the kirksville problem seeing ozil in the german national league edition of t.m. or his taxes his reports that arsenal are would hire hit me ivan has made big news in turkey now it is as though this force is force and soccer is very important in turkey as well as it is in any other part of the cut world. you know it is home power. still it was named after him and now they are changing the photograph. previously it was in the. german national team suited now the one that is shaking hands with edwin. it's of course important is a public figure. but if you love me i've been there footballer posing with a political figure might not be the best thing to do but the criticizing him for debt or accusing of him being more torque or war whatever i can understand. discriminating him because of that is equally but eric last a football is posed with politicians all the time we saw the french president emmanuel macro wrapping himself up in the flag when he was his team did very very very well at the world cup this comes down to at some level surely the nature of mr de one becau

it's been a contentious 2a hours for the german football association after arsenal's mesut ozil announcede would no longer play for the national team — citing racism and disrespect within german football. after germany failed to get beyond the group stages of the world cup in russia, the arsenalforward said he received abuse — which stemmed back to a photograph taken with turkey's president erdogan in may. today — the dfb has emphatically denied the allegation but admits it could have done more to protect him from abuse. the last thing you want to hear as a

and example to follow until recently ozil had been a proud poster boy for integration today many germans were turkish heritage can understand how one photo could change everything. he was sent by germany's own fans all because of a photo also took a photo with article americal it's his business takes a photo with her to watch the scope it's a catastrophe how bad things have gone and because of one photo for me it's treasures. turkish german all both integration research is from the essence center for turkish studies say young people feel close to germany but also different from the non migrant population they say germans and german politics struggle with people who don't want to commit to just one nationality. research allow me a card or has called for a reasonable debate on identity she says the integration policy of the german football association has failed. the harmony we have a real racism problem in germany it's not something we can say is exclusively on the far right racism has long existed at the center of the society. she says those who have the interests of both sides at heart

german football association hits back at accusations of racism that's after star midfielder measured ozil announced he's quitting the national team is a decision has sparked a heated debate in his hometown of geza jewish and we'll take you there. also coming up ukrainian activists come up with a novel way to shed light on government corruption we'll take a look at their pop up exhibition packed full of lavish ill gotten items confiscated during a real life investigation detractions has been drawing in tens of thousands of visitors. after one of the symbols of green energy but the wind turbines are anything but environmentally friendly when it comes time to dispose of them we visit one german company hoping to change for. the good to have you with us greece has declared a state of emergency around the capital athens as wildfires tear through a residential area at least fifty people have been killed and dozens more injured strong winds are fanning multiple fires across the country. they're the worst wildfires greases seen in a decade. moving quickly and taking many by surprise. several have

the german football association has hit back at accusations of racism made by football star mesut ozil the organization says it supports diversity and as worked on integration in germany for many years made the claim over the weekend when he also announced he'd quit the german national team the midfielder has turkish roots and was pictured with turkey's president back in may he said he faced racism and disrespect from the public and the media in the aftermath following the team's disappointing world cup performance he was also criticised by the german football association. resignation from the german national side has also been hotly debated in his hometown of. in western germany decades ago many turks migrated to the former industrial hub in search of work and it continues to be home to a large turkish community people there feel that decision highlights ongoing problems with integration in the country. this is where a young message often had a kick about the training ground in the german city. today an homage to team is playing here about the resignation of the gemma national player

ozil was born in germany but his grandparents are turkish.s roots. he's received hate mail and threatening phone calls. he decided to retire from international football. the german fa still want an explanation for the meeting but stressed their integration work was of central importance. he isa he is a player who has won 92 caps, w011 he is a player who has won 92 caps, won the world cup in 2014 as well. the footballer session say they regret him departing the national team. he has had a lot of support on social media since announcing his retirement. but not everyone has been that kind. the president of bayern munich had this to say. i am glad that the care is over. he had been playing dirt for years. the literal translation is a lot stronger! he last won a tackle before the 2014 world cup. and now he and his dirt performance hide beyond this picture. from a sporting point of view, ozil has no place in the national team for years. ijust wonder what will i just wonder what will happen the next time someone of turkish background, we have lots o

course the kirksville probably seeing ozil in the german national league edition of team or his sack says his reports that arsenal are would hire hear me out when he's made big news in turkey now it is as though this course is for certain soccer is very important in turkey as well as it is in any other part of the cut the world. you know at his home town. state was named after him and now they are changing the photograph. previously it was only in the. german national team suited now one that is shaking hands with. it's of course important is a public figure. but if you love me i've been there and footballer posing with a political figure might not be the best thing to do but the criticizing him for debt or accusing of him being more torque or war whatever i can understand. discriminating him because of that is equally but eric last a football is posed with politicians all the time we saw the french president emmanuel macro wrapping himself up in the flag when he's his team did very very very well at the world cup this comes down to at some level surely the nature of mr de one becaus

if ozil felt more backing by the german fa rather than seem backing by the german fa rather than seemre. there is a statement there are praising themselves for all the work they have done, and it came to integration and social responsibility. i believe the damage has been done and it's going to take a long time to rectify. ryan lochte has been given a ban after a photo you posted on line showing him receiving an intravenous injection. the iv did not contain a banned substance but it exceeded the amount of vitamins banned by anti—doping rules. he has been banned from competition untiljuly 2019 which means he can't compete in the national championships this week. it was a rest day on the tour de france ahead of the race hitting the pyrenees on tuesday. team sky's geraint thomas is in the yellowjersey, with a 1 minute 39 second lead over his teammate and compatriot chris froome. but when push comes to shove in the final week are the two riders on the same side or now direct rivals? it's quite funny because everybody is so keen to try to talk up this rivalry between us but it doesn't exis

the arsenal midfielder mesut ozil says he no longer wants to play international football for germanyfter facing, what he calls racism and disrespect because of his turkish roots. in a lengthy statement, ozil, who was a key member of germany's world cup—winning side in 2014, and has been voted by fans as the team's player of the year five times since 2011, said the treatment he had received from the german football association had made him no longer want to wear the german national team shirt. he also claimed he was being blamed for germany's disappointing world cup. the midfielder was heavily criticised in germany for having his photograph taken with turkish president tayyip erdogan in may. christian pulisic inspired borussia dortmund to a 3—1win over liverpool in charlotte, north carolina on sunday. in their first of three international champions cup fixtures, liverpool took the lead in the 25th minute through a virgil van dijk header before, pulisic‘s second—half double, this one to take the lead, earned dortmund their second win in the united states this summer. the american putti

the new arsenal manager unai emery says he wants the club to feel "like home" for mesut ozil.er retired from international football this week, citing "racism and disrespect", after he was photographed with president erdogan of turkey. ozil is now on a pre—season tour of singapore with arsenal, and has the support of his team—mates and manager. asa team, as a team, we support him and try to make sure that he feels good, that he can train and perform at his best. that is all we can do and his decision is his decision and we have to respect that, everybody should respect it. he explained his decision, i respect and help. here, we need to help him. for us, we need to help all the players and help mesut, to feel here are, with us, like his home. liverpool are in action against premier league champions manchester city at present, they're playing a pre season friendly in the international champions cup in newjeresy. their managerjurgen klopp says he doesn't care about being under increased pressure to win a trophy this season — even though they've spent around $225 million on four ne

course the kirksville probably seeing ozil in the german national league edition of t.m. or his taxes his reports that arsenal are would hire hit me ivan has made big news in turkey now it is as though this force is force and soccer is very important in turkey as well as it is in any other part of the cut world. you know at his home town. still it was named after him and now they are changing the photograph. previously it was only in the. german national team suited now the one that is shaking hands with edwin. it's of course important is a public figure. but if you allow me i've been footballer posing with a political figure might not be the best thing to do but criticizing him for debt or accusing of him being more tulloch or war whatever i can understand. discriminating him because of that is equally but eric last a football is posed with politicians all the time we saw the french president emmanuel macro wrapping himself up in the flag when he's his team did very very very well at the world cup this comes down to at some level surely the nature of mr de one because th

sure fire after star midfielder mesut ozil accuses them of racism and disrespect and then quits the team he's been facing a barrage of criticism for meeting the turkish president and his subsequent performance at the world cup i'm sorry kelly in berlin this is the day. mr fixit misses you. all about how before germany is a world cup was because of our the one photo. vs and i just put all the photos to use it without one was a mistake and remains a mistake and explanation does not convince me at all i can speak super story no ball finished just i don't believe that the case of a multi-millionaire living and working in england gives much insight into integration in germany or speech that endorsement i think there is phrases and they didn't support him putting me on boards or provoke against him like germany failings or stuff and all of that because of my sort as it was osho in the center lots of reasons why germany were knocked out and they must all be addressed but blaming it all on is truly despicable it's just not acceptable. that's going to be needed to take on the job look at charlie

the german national football federation and the press under fire after star midfielder mesut ozil accuses them of racism and disrespect and then quits the team he's been facing a barrage of criticism for meeting the turkish president and his subsequent performance at the world cup i'm sorry kelly in berlin this is the day. mr mistletoes you. all a couple for germany is a world cup was because of our door postal. addresses and i just thought of the photo use it without one was a mistake and remains a mistake and means it is it's an explanation does not convince me at all you speak to that story. commish just i don't believe that the case of a multi-millionaire living and working in england gives much insight into integration in germany as well as the fake endorsement of things there is for his sister and that they don't support him paul told me boards approach. him like germany sailors or stuff and all of that because of my soldiers it was oh shite this dirt lots of reasons why germany were knocked out and they must all be addressed but blaming it all on is truly despicable it's just not a

racism midfielder mesut ozil says he's going after facing a barrage of criticism for meeting the turkish president in may he also had lots to say about the boss of the german football federation also on the program. tensions between the united states and iran increase again president rouhani the u.s. don't play with the lions title president. don't threaten us or you'll suffer historic consequences. and thousands are hospitalized as japan's heat wave hits record temperatures just weeks after devastating floods. copenhagen is to celebrate their one hundred seventy fifth anniversary any day. we'll take a look at decades of fun in the. welcome to the program german football stop mr zale has quit the national team of what is called discrimination following germany's accept from the world cup the midfielder who has turkish roots said he faced racism and disrespect from the german media after he was pictured with his present time back in may he faced criticism from the german football association after the team's disappointing world cup performance. after a long silence mesut ozil has finally

german or turkish footballer mesut ozil his resignation from the german national team has triggered the debates on racism and integration so how will germany's and europe's multicultural society deal with the issue this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm peter racism and disrespect those were the reasons mesut ozil gave for quitting the german national team after being blamed for germany's shock defeat in the first round of this year's world cup he created a media storm after having his picture taken with the turkish president wretch up to one and made critics began to question his loyalty and they accused him of loving turkey more than germany was born in germany to attack his family the german football association has rejected a claim of racism they did however concede they could have done more to protect him but we're discussing those issues with our panel in a moment but first dominic cain sets up today's discussion from berlin. his international career is over now club duties with arsenal have taken mesut ozil to the far east but in his absence the fallout from h

from berlin a shock retirement from the german international soccer team winning midfielder mesut ozil said he will not go on a germany shirt again after facing a barrage of criticism for meeting turkish president. also coming up. israel evacuates hundreds of white helmet civil defense volunteers from syria. busting them on to georgia and it was feared they could have been killed by the forces of syrian leader bashar al assad. i'm glad you could join us mesut ozil has sensationally retired from the german national team following the controversy and fallout of his meeting with turkish president. back in may now also faced fierce criticism from german media for a while he was lambasted by german f.a. president. germany's early exit from the world cup. after a long silence music finally made his feelings known in an epic three part statement on social media. his meeting with turkey's president was about respecting the highest office of his family's country and his long awaited third post didn't just announce that he was quitting the german site he heavily criticized german football associ

also now sits seventeen points ahead of federal in the championship standings german football mesut ozil has broken his silence on his controversial meeting with turkish president type at a one he was photographed without a one along with fellow germany international in may just weeks before the world cup in russia ozil who has turkish heritage said he had no regrets about meeting with the one he insisted it was not a political stunt despite the encounter coming ahead of elections in turkey in a post on social media the german international said refusing an invitation to meet with any turkish president would have been disrespectful to his ancestors roots was heavily criticised for the meeting in both german media and by the german football association. joining me in the studio now to talk more about me. is chris had harrington rather from his falls friends why has the lead. released this statement now two months after the well i think it's you because of all of the backlash you know it even came from the german football association the president richard grendel actually urged him to expl

we start off with the story about mesut ozil.roup stages of the world cup in russia and the arsenal forward felt he was unfairly treated after being photographed with turkey's president erdogan in may. germany's football association, the dfb, has "emphatically rejected" ozil's allegations of racism but has admiited tjhat it could have ozil's allegations of racism but has admitted that it could have done more to protect him from abuse. although this is quite a mess for the german national team, arsenal — bidding to improve after a couple of seasons out of the champions league — might benefit. it does benefit, when players go away for a long period of time, you can doa away for a long period of time, you can do a bit more work back in england, international breaks, he is a quality player so i am sure the more rest he has, more he can —— be better he can play for arsenal football club. everton are hoping to complete the signing of brazilian forward richarlison from watford within 24 hours in a deal that could eventually be worth £50

keeping you posted on the fallout from ozil's retirement.eraint thomases and the leader's yellow jersey. begins. geraint thomases and the leader's yellowjersey. chris froome says it is a dream scenario. we started our professional cycling together back in 2008.” started our professional cycling together back in 2008. ijoined started our professional cycling together back in 2008. i joined the team. our careers have followed each other ever since. this is an absolute dream scenario for us both. tuesday marks exactly 2 years to go until the start of the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. and the japanese capital is hoping to use the games as motivation to improve its environmental sustainability. tokyo governor yuriko koike, who was previously japan's minister of the environment, has made lowering emissions and plastic litter prevention some of her main objectives for the city and the games. germany's football association emphatically rejected allegations of racism from arsenal's mesut ozil, but says it could have done more to protect him from abuse

accused of trying to influence the election and of attacking press freedom plus more fallout from mesut ozil is resignation from the german national football team the star midfielder has been training with his english league team arsenal as turkey's president ever to want to express this is admiration for the player who we will take a look at those relationships with his sponsors. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us. greece has declared a state of emergency as wildfires fanned by strong winds right. through residential areas around the capital athens the official death toll has risen to at least seventy four with almost two hundred injured the government has declared three days of national mourning and asked the european union for assistance. the day after disaster struck in the seaside village of monte. survivors return to their properties to begin the cleanup their homes may be wrecked but still they know they are the lucky ones he says than them and they didn't the fire was just fifty meters away we grabbed our dogs and ran much to you if you but yeah but fire was

thanks very much will turkey's president at the un has weighed in on mesut ozil quitting the german national team over claims of racism a meeting between aczel who has turkish roots and the one in may sparks controversy in germany came before the team made a shock exit at the group stage of the world cup at the one says critics couldn't stomach the pez meeting. and. i spoke to ms that as of last night he first of all visits comments and his approach is completely nationalist it's beyond any form of admiration i extend my love and respect for him because such racist treatment towards a young man who is given has only to the german national team for his religious beliefs is unacceptable meanwhile officials in ozols ancestral town in turkey have put up a new sign marking mesut ozil ave they removed an old picture of him in his germany kits and replaced it with isil standing with at the un to highlight his ties to the country favors announced the shortlist for the world players and coaches of the year and as you'd expect the big names for the world cup dominate the men's top ten there are plenty

and eighteen world cup performance the turkish president has given his backing to star player mesut ozil the said the treatment he has received is racist and unacceptable the german football association has emphatically rejected claims made by ozil that they have been racist and disrespectful to him but the footballing body did accept that it could have done more to protect him after the disappointing tournament in russia critics lashed out at those all for his poor performances during the competition in which germany went out and the group stage. nearly fused chantelle national. to one president and that's in south dakota from the. congress someone who is not german and someone. that should not play football for the germans national team such a photograph has a symbolic value and it is definitely not what is needed at the moment this is clear when you play for germany you represent the country the german values. the search i have also without a plan was a mistake it is still a mistake to say the reason the president also gave did not convince me so he speaks of respect but that raises t

and mesut ozil says he will no longer play for germany, because he was treated as a german when the team won and an immigrant when it lost. hello. the british founder of the syrian civil rescue force known as the white helmets says he is delighted that more than 100 of them have been led to safety by israeli troops. there were fears the group and members of theirfamilies were about to be captured by syrian government forces. the white helmets describe themselves as volunteers trying to save lives. the assad regime says they support rebels and jihadists. mark lowen reports from neighbouring turkey. rescuing the rescuers — syrian civil defence volunteers and their families evacuated intojordan and to safety. these pictures, filmed by the israeli army, show its troops escorting the white helmets from the syrian border, escaping assad regime and russian forces. israel's prime minister said it was an urgent international operation. translation: the lives of these people who have saved lives were now in danger. i therefore authorised the transfer via israel to other countries, as an important

former manchester united are strictly a goalkeeper mark bosnich sais he understands very well who ozil feels as a son of an immigrant himself but you do have immigration there are going to be issues it is understandable when you are either a son little grandson will second generation immigrant into the country to have feelings towards you so what's the country that you're originally from and also for the contrie where you're at heart so i can understand where he's probably played very well on those very unfit i mean germany had a very. pleasant i was a i mean he wasn't any better or any worse than wise if you look at the time so you every think you know he was actually quite ok i mean a wonderful germany over the years he won the world cup twenty four years from now . being the on several occasions before him and for yourself a wonderful career. mark bosnich speaking to r.t. ok we're back watching the hawks in a moment and i'm here with more of the choose the news headlines in thirty stay with. facts geysers financial survival. housing bubble. oh you mean there's a downside to artifici

also coming up in the programme, there's a better end to a tough week for mesut ozil. holland wins in canada — we'll find out latest from the world triathlon series. now to formula i and championship leader lewis hamilton will start the hungarian grand prix on pole position after an enthralling wet qualfying session. mercedes took advantage of the rain to gain as hamilton's team—mate valtteri bottas made it a mercedes one—two with sebastian vettel fourth on the grid. jenny gow is at the hungaroring for us. lewis hamilton will start in pole position for the foreign hand carrying grand prix something nobody expected this morning when it was bright sunshine but then the rain came down and hamilton, the rain meister, proving his worth winning all those £40 million that his contract is supposedly worth around the hungaroring. he was absolutely blistering hot. nick parrott reports. in formula 1, it's usually the best car that wins but when it rains, the driver's skills come to the fore. the spray can leave them struggling to see. and daniel ricciardo got lost in the mess. ch

ozil claims that he has been used as a scapegoat for germany's poor showing in russia and says he hasisrespect". elsewhere in the world of football, everton are expected to complete the signing of richarlison today. he's moving after just one season at watford, in a deal that could be worth up to £50 million. he worked with the new everton boss marco silva at vicarage road. a british record transfer fee's been paid for the england and manchester city midfielder izzy christiansen. she's joining the european champions lyon in france. gareth southgate is one of ii coaches nominated for the fifa best men's coach award. he led england to the semifinals of the world cup, their best tournament run since 1990. manchester city manager pep guardiola is also nominated. and jurgen klopp is also there. the former leeds united player paul madeley has died at the age of 73. a one—club man, he played in every outfield position for the club during his i7—years playing career, winning every domestic trophy. don revie called him rolls royce, because he was a class act. i'll have more for you in the next

mesut ozil said his decision was down to the abuse he was saved off to germany was knocked out of the world cup in the group stage german football achieve south denied his claims of racism but admits that they could have done more to help and. tech to the footballer international relations professor peter schulte says the case reflects broader trends in german society but what we have seen here in the german team is basically a reflection of what is going on in berlin government german politics we have to we have to lift the caves and the impact of the cultural as a multiculturalism was basically the. elements of the media of the green party of the us there for this our social credit party on this is because it is the arena way it is getting center and center especially after two thousand and fifteen after the we have set the influx of one point five million. refugees and my migrants from north africa from sub-saharan africa and one elsewhere which carried out he left hey your thoughts on all of our stories they do get in touch by following us on facial media and join us again at the

i'd like to begin first with you simon because we have some very strong allegations here for mesut ozil but he's already been getting some criticism a fair amount of criticism we have to say for them right well that's right i can show you the newspaper here germany's mass tabloid let's go to the on the front page it says yeah trade sort of we need jean resignation and it talks about him taking revenge you know in these in these tweets of these issues which he's you know sort of pointing out that he feels that he's been the subject of racism from the media from the german footballing oath dorothy's sort of goes through them in the newspaper and sort of points out that probably most people think that message was a bit naive if you thought there was no political impact of having his picture taken with the turkish president during the turkish presidential election campaign so you know they're they're being pretty tough on him and you but they're taking these allegations i think seriously at the same time so the implication is there is that the allegations are not valid but you know i'd like

his international career is over now club duty's with arsenal have taken mesut ozil to the far east but in his absence the fallout from his retirement is reverberating around germany the newspapers have seized on his statement in which he pointed the finger at the german football association specifically and its president hein hardaker linda accusing him of having a racially discriminative background earth still has been in the spotlight for his off the field actions since this moment posing with the turkish president both alone and with other german players who have turkish roots red chip type area one is a divisive figure in germany as are the policies of his government but in the turkish community in berlin even among those who oppose aerotow on many support earth will and i think. begin fighting racism begins with showing people where the limits are we've had enough someone needs to say that to the german football federation that all players with nine german backgrounds are welcome and we will make sure that you feel well in germany if you have a second or third home that's ok but y