Former Germany international Mesut Ozil announces retirement.

The 34-year-old midfielder posted a farewell letter on Twitter.

" I feel incredibly grateful for this opportunity.. In recent weeks and months, having suffered from injury problems, it became clear to me that it was time to end football,"

Ozil's last club was Turkish Istanbul. He also successfully played for Schalke, Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, Arsenal and Fenerbahce..

For the German national team, the playmaker played 92 matches and scored 23 goals, and in 2014 he became the world champion with the national team.

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