Mesut Özil calls out FIFA for “double standards” over Russia and ‘Israel’ (Roya News, 2026-10-24)
https://en.royanews.tv/news/75252/Mesut-%C3%96zil-calls-out-FIFA-for-%E2%80%9Cdouble-standards%E2%80%9D-over-Russia-and-%E2%80%98Israel%E2%80%99
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>> Former Real Madrid and Arsenal star Mesut Özil has accused FIFA of applying double standards by maintaining sanctions on Russian teams while allowing ‘Israeli’ sides to compete freely in international football.
>> The 2014 World Cup winner with Germany made the comments after a veterans’ match between his former club Istanbul Başakşehir and Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg in Istanbul earlier this week.
>> The friendly, which Başakşehir won 3-2, took place in connection with the Verona Eurasian Economic Forum.
>> “As is well known, and as you know, FIFA has not imposed any sanctions on Israeli teams, but it has done so against Russian teams. ... Hopefully, they will stop applying double standards and treat everyone equally.”
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