Toni Kroos calls Mesut Ozil’s racism claims ‘nonsense’

Kroos says the way Ozil retired from the German national team was ‘not in order’

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Mesut Ozil and Toni Kroos in action for Germany
(Image credit: Matthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Toni Kroos has hit out at former teammate Mesut Ozil for the way he retired from the national team and for claims of racism within German football.

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