Ozil, who has Turkish roots, sparked a furore when he posed in photos with Mr Erdogan before the World Cup last year. He then quit international football ... national team's player of the year ...

which has links to the country’s autocratic president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to their growing portfolio of clubs. The collaboration will see City Football Group provide “consultancy” to ...

Turkey's pugnacious president Erdogan's Turkey - the full story German furore over Erdogan photos Ozil's critics included the German Football Federation ... and Liverpool player Mohamed Salah ...