After a world cup that taught us so much about inclusivity it is disheartening to see a player of Mesut Ozil's repute being forced to resign from the German team. Its such a shame on Germany and the world community that we are still not over barbaric concepts like racism, that we have still not learnt to respect people for what they are. So much power to Ozil and everyone who has had to go through what he experienced.
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