Star footballer Mesut Özil erased from PES 2020 franchise in China.

Player shared views on the treatment of Uygur minority last week.

Comments spurred huge backlash in China, including the axing of a live Arsenal game.
German international and Arsenal attacking midfielder, Mesut Özil, is being erased from soccer game Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 in China over comments about the treatment of the Uygur Muslim minority and human rights atrocities committed by the Chinese government.

In retaliation for the comments, Özil will no longer feature in any of the NetEase published PES games within the Chinese territory. This include the flagship eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 Mobile.

NetEase announced the decision in a Weibo post. The publisher cited an affront to the Chinese people. Noting that forgiveness isn’t on the cards for the star footballer, mimicking earlier comments from Chinese authorities.

Here’s the full press release, translated from Chinese;

On the evening of December 13, Beijing time, German player Ozil posted an extreme statement about China on social media.
The speech hurt the feelings of Chinese fans and violated the sports spirit of love and peace. We do not understand, accept or forgive this!

From now on, the national service version of “Football”, “Live: Kings Rally” and “Live Club” will no longer produce any “Mesut Ozil” player roles and cards.
In the future, we will announce the further processing plan of the incident, thank you for your understanding and support.

——NetEase “Live” Project Team

Özil laid bare his views on the treatment of ethnic Uygur Muslims in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang in a Tweet featuring a Turkish poem published on Dec. 13. He decried the burning of Qurans, the closure of mosques, and the murder of scholars, alongside detailing instances of forced imprisonment.

In the aftermath of Özil’s comments, the Arsenal club was quick to distance itself from the player, explaining the comments were the opinion of the player and did not represent the club’s stance on the matter.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ccn.com/mesut-ozil-pes-2020-china-delete/

I'm sure he didn't mean it to go this far... But, the situation at Arsenal can make a man take insane actions. I feel for him

Mehn not to be harsh on the man but that was such a HUGE gaffe on his part. Can't make such politically/religiously charged statements if you're still interested in being a professional footballer. Damn. The guy has been in a spiral for sometime. His management needs to get a handle on his sh!t.


It's like he swallows his tongue any time Christians are being decimated around the world by Muslims. Evil.

Good!!! Mehn always mind Ur Mouth.... Pinned.

dawnomike:
I'm sure he didn't mean it to go this far... But, the situation at Arsenal can make a man take insane actions. I feel for him

your mouth ehn

Kallmerb:
your mouth ehn

But it is true nah! Imagine Aubu running to the toilet during a match in which they were playing catchup... what can we call that my brother?

I swear I hate chinese.
Untop wetin abeg?

At least he is taking a stand, if what he said was a lie, why are the Chinese so scared and angry?

Now to trolling, if he has made this impact on the field of play, assnal for no be shiiit by now.

I see nothing wrong with what ozil did, just because he's a celebrity doesn't mean he can't speak up against injustice.

Lalasticlala

Whatever it is, it is either none of my business

They can delete him in PES. But they cannot delete him in minds neither can they delete him at Arsenal.
Stupid China, they expect the world to keep mum when they've thrown millions of people in concentration camps?

They are all potential terrorists...

Why nor concentrate on football

Rubbish

Ozil deserved it. Let hypocrisy kill Ozil.

Where was ozil when ruthless Turkish government were killing defenseless Kurdish Muslims?
He never spoke out because probably Kurdish people are less Muslims to him

Gbas gbos everywhere

drips8:
I see nothing wrong with what ozil did, just because he's a celebrity doesn't mean he can't speak up against injustice.

See what I mean..

This dude was chanting sai barber when python was dancing on innocent unarmed Christians

Ozil should get his shiit together. What does he really want? To be a politician or a Footballer?

Always speak up! Ozil- A man with balls.

Unlike some of our greedy people here collecting 30k stipends defending a sergeant!

Ozil having the whole country on strings. Love it

The Chinese are forces to reckon with in today's world, they own one of the highest broadcasting rights of the EPL, so this is a deadly fight in football terms, they can even crash his career. His PR team messed up here!

China dont take shiiiit, like america where anyone will just insult the president and gov any how

German FA too treated him shabbily

I am very interested to see what Nigerian Muslims will say about this. In 2003, Muslims boycotted Danish foods because a man in Denmark drew a cartoon of their prophet. Muslim countries cannot boycott china because we all know how Islam have made the once innovative Arabs and Persian unproductive. Their heads are full of hatred for Israel and Koran verses that cannot add any value to mankind so they depend on the hardworking chinese who have deleted religious myths from their heads and have applied practical means to solve mans problem. The Chinese people who majority of the religiously brainwashed world depend on for basic things.

I wish Nigerian Muslims will react by throwing away all their made in China gadgets but can they?
Dont forget that APC have sold Nigeria to China by collecting unpayable loans so I also wonder how this muslim-lead administration will react.

I guess they will just turn a blind eye to it and pretend that nothing happen.

fvck 中国 and their chinco version

ozil dey for original pes 2020


not an arsenal fan tho

He spoke the truth.

We can't all be cowards.

May Allah ease the affairs of Muslims worldwide.

Amin

I need a job Pls.. Lagos.. As little as it may be, Pls I need a job... Pls quote me if any

China are intolerant when it comes to criticism.. Same thing they did when the NBA director shows his supports for Hong Kong protesters

Lol @ deleted.
Let them make him a ball boy, picking black hand gloves from the sidelines