FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Germany Press Conference - Vatutinki CSKA Sports Center, Moscow, Russia - June 13, 2018 DFB President Reinhard Grindel during the press conference REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Football Association (DFB) President Reinhard Grindel said on Sunday he should have been more supportive of Mesut Ozil when the midfielder was the target of "racist attacks".
Ozil, 29, announced his international retirement last month after Germany crashed out of the World Cup. He said he had faced "racism and disrespect" because of his Turkish roots.
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