Soccer-Ozil launches centre to help Britain's South Asians


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 06 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Super Lig - Fenerbahce v Galatasaray - Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey - February 6, 2021 Fenerbahce's Mesut Ozil Pool via REUTERS/Kenan Asyali

LONDON (Reuters) - Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has launched a centre in Bradford aimed at breaking down barriers for the South Asian community to follow a path into elite sport.

The new facility, named The Football for Peace Mesut Ozil Centre, will be hosted at the University of Bradford and is supported by Bradford City and the Football Association.

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