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'Scapegoat' Ozil should quit German team: father

Mesut Ozil's father said he believed his son had agreed to have a photograph taken with the Turkish president only out of "politeness" and that it was never meant to be a political statement. [Photo/Courtesy]

The father of Mesut Ozil said Sunday his son should quit Germany's national squad after he was "made the scapegoat" for Die Mannschaft's shock first-round defeat at the World Cup.

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