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Yaya Toure criticising Ozil

For speaking out against China's treatment of the Uighurs.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/yaya-toure-hits-mesut-ozil-175814042.html

Toure said: “Footballers have to stay with football and politicians to politics because you cannot be involved with this kind of things because it’s going to attract a lot of problems and a lot of things.

“As a Muslim, it is complicated and it is his choice. He’s been doing his comments but I think he was wrong to say that."

So Toure thinks that Ozil was wrong to speak out on and ethnic cleansing?

comment by Kano (U20144)

posted on 18/12/19

Not condoning the stance of the Chinese authorities but Ozil is friends with Erdogan who has been persecuting ethnic Kurds. I wonder why he hasn't spoken out about it

posted on 18/12/19

comment by Maul Person (U12977)
posted 3 hours, 47 minutes ago
comment by Ljungxington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 3 minutes ago
Kolo’s badly misjudged this one, I’m afraid.
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Yaya?
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Thought it was a bit weird of Kolo to have been dragged into this argument...



That's what waking up at 4am does to you, I guess.

posted on 18/12/19

Looks like Yaya got given a bday cake this year by his new masters.

posted on 18/12/19

comment by The Night King Returns Again (U20644)
posted 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Looks like Yaya got given a bday cake this year by his new masters.
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Naff patter

posted on 18/12/19

comment by Kano (U20144)
posted 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Not condoning the stance of the Chinese authorities but Ozil is friends with Erdogan who has been persecuting ethnic Kurds. I wonder why he hasn't spoken out about it
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Good point. Western countries are happy to go to the Qatar WC despite the appalling human rights record there. Dubai hosts international cricket every year despite gross human rights violations. Last week Saudi Arabia hosted a world heavyweight title fight despite its horrific human rights record. This human rights mantra is applied selectively.

posted on 19/12/19

comment by Kano (U20144)
posted 22 hours, 6 minutes ago
Not condoning the stance of the Chinese authorities but Ozil is friends with Erdogan who has been persecuting ethnic Kurds. I wonder why he hasn't spoken out about it
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Because he's far too busy counting all the cash he's stolen from us and been bunged by Erdogan to use his sporting profile to finger point at China. Help take heat off his boy.

FECK OZIL! Next thing the worthless will be saying China's record is to blame for his being sh!t for years. He so depressed over the plight of his fellow muslims in China, that he can't play football.



Just hope to God (allbeit likely vain> Arteta has the stones to handle Ozil the way Emery did at first and kick his waste of space, non playing self out of the side

posted on 19/12/19

comment by TheSkins (U3865)
posted 22 hours, 26 minutes ago
He plays in China, he’s probably contractually obliged to defend the motherland. Either that or check his head for the gun barrel imprint.
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The last one. Why people are giving him a hard time I don't know. The man is currently living IN China with that same human rights abusing government. What the hell do people expect him to do. Chinese players probably advised him to do this. “If asked, DON'T back up Ozil, cover your ass cos our government don't feck about like yours. You back him up and you may not get out of here.”

EVERYONE knows you don't talk sh!t about China, when you're IN China. At least everyone old enough to remember Tianimen Square anyway

posted on 19/12/19

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posted on 19/12/19

comment by Grand Cannon (U18697)
posted 20 hours, 26 minutes ago
comment by Kano (U20144)
posted 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Not condoning the stance of the Chinese authorities but Ozil is friends with Erdogan who has been persecuting ethnic Kurds. I wonder why he hasn't spoken out about it
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Good point. Western countries are happy to go to the Qatar WC despite the appalling human rights record there. Dubai hosts international cricket every year despite gross human rights violations. Last week Saudi Arabia hosted a world heavyweight title fight despite its horrific human rights record. This human rights mantra is applied selectively.
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Which human rights violations have UAE done?

posted on 19/12/19

comment by Grand Cannon (U18697)
posted 1 day, 2 hours ago
comment by Kano (U20144)
posted 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
Not condoning the stance of the Chinese authorities but Ozil is friends with Erdogan who has been persecuting ethnic Kurds. I wonder why he hasn't spoken out about it
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Good point. Western countries are happy to go to the Qatar WC despite the appalling human rights record there. Dubai hosts international cricket every year despite gross human rights violations. Last week Saudi Arabia hosted a world heavyweight title fight despite its horrific human rights record. This human rights mantra is applied selectively.
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Lmao Western countries should be the last ones to point fingers at anyone with their appalling history of human rights. I'd be hush too.

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