Comments | ontd_political: Arsenal Star Mesut Ozil 'Donates $600,000 Brazil World Cup Winnings to Gaza'

atomic_joe2 in ontd_political

Arsenal Star Mesut Ozil 'Donates $600,000 Brazil World Cup Winnings to Gaza'

Jul 16, 2014 18:53

Germany and Arsenal superstar Mesut Ozil is to donate his £350,000 [$600,000] World Cup winnings to the children of Gaza following his country's triumph in the global spectacle, according to the Middle East Monitor ( Read more... )

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ginger_maya July 17 2014, 18:08:40 UTC

He's already denied he did this.

lied_ohne_worte July 17 2014, 21:14:04 UTC

Yes, it's not actually true. He's donating to a project that finances medical procedures for children in Brazil.

ETA: There's a multi-language post on his Facebook here

Apparently, it was at first only announced that he would donate to sick children, without further specification, and some news source started the Gaza story, with others spreading it as fact.

fruitymangoes July 17 2014, 21:32:11 UTC

No, he donated to Brazil, the entire Algerian team donated their winnings to Gaza though

blackjedii July 18 2014, 00:21:31 UTC

Ozil was originally going to donate to help with 11 children in a Brazilian hospital but since they won the WC he donated operations for 23 children (the same number as the team obvs.)
dear fans,
prior to the #WorldCup I supported the surgery of eleven sick children. since the victory of the #WorldCup is not only due to eleven players but to our whole team, I will now raise the number to 23. this is my personal thank-you for the hospitality of the people of Brazil.IIRC - Manuel Neuer donated his gloves and maybe some other merch for his kid's foundation ( ... )