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Soccer fans never fail to ask awkward questions that will fume the community. German soccer legend and former teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil got this memo the hard way. He has been going through a rough phase, calling his decorated career off after 17 incredible years. The Real Madrid and Arsenal superstar has seemingly fallen from grace as he has just retired from soccer.

Mesut Ozil was a key to winning the 2014 World Cup. From being a base of European clubs and playing with Cristiano Ronaldo to failing to provide any substantial output in Istanbul. This story has turned tear-inducing for many fans in almost no time.

Although Ozil had left Europe a couple of years ago, it appears he also walked his way out of his glory days. He was smart enough to understand the writing on the wall and call it quits before bad performances could tarnish his legacy.

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Mesut Ozil faced a question related to Ronaldo 

Talking about his decorated career, he played for Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013. Although it would be a stupidity to compare any player to that Goliath of a soccer team, fans sometimes don’t care about emotions and they had mixed reactions. Mesut Ozil recently faced a very interesting question is a former teammate. Before talking much about it, here is the aftermath of his reaction to the question caused.

The fan asked him how he felt playing with Ronaldo. Many loved the clever clap back. This immense acceptance came as Cristiano Ronaldo left the continent to play in the Saudi Arabian League.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and his shocking Al Nassr move

Cristiano Ronaldo parted ways with Manchester United on a mutual agreement after the World Cup. After he came as a free agent in the transfer window, Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr jumped the gun and signed him. It came as a shock to many European fans who have been watching him since his first stint at Old Trafford.

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However, his loyal fans, who are in the tens of millions, have shifted their focus to the Saudi Arabian League. There would always be clashes amongst the fan bases, but anyhow, Cristiano gets to make an unbelievable amount through his contract.

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Al-Nassr signed the Portuguese star for 200 million USD a year for a 2.5 years’ deal. The man has left the highest level of competition and got rewarded with half a billion dollars. This deal may have been a sour lemon in the eyes of European soccer fans. But it’s definite that the loyal fans would always be looking forward to watching CR7 doing his magic in the Arabian league. 

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