The attacking midfielder accused the German Football Federation of racism, but its president is adamant such a claim is false
German Football Federation (DFB) president Reinhard Grindel has rejected Mesut Ozil's accusation of racism and made no indication that he plans to bow to pressure and resign.
Ozil stepped away from international football on Sunday after releasing a three-part statement in which he hit out at the DFB, Grindel and the media after being widely condemned alongside team-mate Ilkay Gundogan for meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan prior to the World Cup.