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 ...

And a rumoured joint visit to a Germany-Turkey football match in Berlin that is not happening after all. For a state visit, Friday's visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Germany is ...