Mesut Özil shows support for Demiral by sharing wolf salute photo
Former German player Mesut Özil shared a photo on Instagram of Turkish defender Merih Demiral's grey wolf salute, supporting Türkiye's Euro 2024 quarter-finalists. He captioned the post "Come on Türkiye!" ahead of their clash with the Netherlands in Berlin.
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- Published Date: 05:42 | 06 July 2024
- Modified Date: 05:47 | 06 July 2024
He posted the photograph a few hours before Türkiye's last-eight clash with the Netherlands in Berlin, along with the caption "Come on Türkiye!"
Demiral had been banned by UEFA for two games for the grey wolf salute gesture, which he used to celebrate his second goal in the 2-1 last-16 win over Austria.
Turkish politicians and sports officials have decried the ban and Türkiye's ultra fans have vowed to reproduce it at the Berlin Olympiastadion.
Özil's Germany career effectively ended after he was photographed with Erdoğan in 2018, sparking a backlash in Germany about where the German-born Turk's loyalties lay.
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