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Arsenal chief defends response to Ozil comments on Uighur Muslims

Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham has defended the club's response to Mesut Ozil's condemnation of the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China.

After the attacking midfielder spoke out on social media in December 2019 about the alleged religious and ethnic persecution of Muslims in Xinjiang, the Gunners insisted they would not get involved in politics.

The north London club have several business ties in China and were accused of prioritising commercial interests in their response.

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"I don't think it's fair to say we took a commercial view," Venkatesham said at the FT Business of Football.