The midfielder is in tune with a United Nations panel and human rights groups over the imprisonment of millions of Uighurs but the club chose to raise a white flag
Arsenal might not be any good at parking the bus. But they sure know how to throw Mesut Özil under one. Imagine the frantic boardroom conversations on Friday after Özil expressed his horror at the imprisonment of millions of Uighurs in China. The fear of losing profits from shirt sales, commercial deals and future pre-season tours must have choked senior executives like Beijing residents in smog season.
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Written by Sean Ingle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/16/arsenal-mesut-ozil-uighurs-china under the title “Craven Arsenal abandon Mesut Özil over his stance on China’s Uighur persecution | Sean Ingle”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
