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Arsenal star Mesut Ozil named Germany's Player of the Year for 2016 as the play-maker spends his spare time with a cobra

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Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil has scooped the prestigious Germany Footballer of the Year award for the fifth time in his career.

The award is voted for by fans, who collectively determine the man they believe has been the country's finest performing footballer over 12 months.

The 28-year-old claimed 54.5 per cent of the 316,850 votes to win the award, while Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos came in second place with 33.9 per cent.

Mesut Ozil has scooped Germany Player of the Year 2016 and posed with a cobra this week
Mesut Ozil has scooped Germany Player of the Year 2016 and posed with a cobra this week

Cologne defender Jonas Hector came in at fourth with just four per cent.