Soccer superstar Mesut Ozil announces retirement at 34
Mesut Ozil, former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder, declared on Wednesday his retirement from professional football. Ozil, 34, was playing in Turkey with Fenerbahce for two years now, since the termination of his contract with Arsenal.
The soccer player began his career with a game against Schalke in the Bundesliga, the German league, and Weder Bremen. From there, he rose to become a superstar in the soccer field for Madrid, and then grew to become one of the biggest names in the game.
Sharing his decision in a post on social media, Ozil said, "After thoughtful consideration, I'm announcing my immediate retirement from professional football."
He added that while he has played for nearly two decades, his recent injuries have forced him to hang his boots.
"I've had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. But in recent weeks and months, having also suffered some injuries, its become more and more clear that its time to leave the big stage of football," Ozil said.
Thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Aqr4pB5SI2
— Mesut Özil (@M10) March 22, 2023
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Class V student in TN thrashed by cook, assistant for demanding egg
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu), Apr 4 (PTI): A nutritious meal cook and another person were arrested by the police on Friday for thrashing a class V student with broom, here, after the child demanded egg, the state government said.
A video of the purported incident has gone viral, where the boy is seen being beaten up with a broom by the two.
Social Welfare and Women Rights Minister, P Geetha Jeevan, made it clear the Stalin-led government will not tolerate any act of violence against children.
In a social media update, Jeevan said the incident happened at a primary school in Polur union in the district where the cook Lakshmi and an assistant, Muniammal "beat up a student who asked for an egg as part of the nutritious meal."
They were suspended on April 3 and later, criminal action was initiated against them and the two were arrested, she said.
A state government release said an enquiry was initiated following the viral video and after departmental action, the two women were booked under relevant sections of BNS and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and subsequently arrested.
திருவண்ணாமலை அரசு துவக்க பள்ளியில் சத்துணவு போடும்போது முட்டையை கேட்ட மாணவனை துடைப்பு கட்டையில் அடிக்கும் சத்துணவு ஊழியர்.... தயவு செய்து நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும். @Anbil_Mahesh pic.twitter.com/p51p12jkeb
— தங்க.காளிப்பாண்டி (@sureshkalipandi) April 4, 2025
