(Changes headline) Aug 27 (Reuters) - Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil says he can score more goals by being "a bit more selfish" but will continue to put the team ahead of any personal glory. Ozil ...

BERLIN — Germany awoke to a national debate on integration, racism and sports Monday, as the news hit that one of its most celebrated soccer players was quitting the national team, saying he was the ...

Sept 14 (Reuters) - It took Mesut Ozil just 11 minutes and two touches to fuel the excitement of Arsenal fans on Saturday as the club's record buy set his new team on the way to their third ...

Some see a languid, fawning passenger who flatters to deceive. Some see a cerebral, telepathic creator. Whichever side of the fence you sit, Mesut Ozil is inescapably English football's ultimate ...

A soccer championship has doubled as a test of identity for millions of Germans with Turkish roots. For many, picking one team to support was an easy decision. By Tariq Panja and Rory Smith As he ...

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil reacts during their Champions League soccer match against Napoli at the Emirates stadium in London October 1, 2013. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) REUTERS ...

(BERLIN) — German soccer player Mesut Ozil announced his decision to quit the national team in the aftermath of a picture taken of him with Turkish president Erdogan. In a series of statements ...

Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has urged his international teammates Mats Hummels and Benedikt Howedes to move to the Premier League. Hummels has reportedly been a long-term target for Manchester United, ...

BERLIN, July 22 (Reuters) - German soccer international Mesut Ozil defended on Sunday a photograph in which he was pictured beaming with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, saying he was merely ...

Mesut Ozil is a man who knows what he wants. Apparently, no laces. What we know about him is that he’s the Premier League’s assist leader (16) and is a shoe-in -- pardon the pun -- to be one the ...