Tommy Smith ensured Huddersfield kept up the pressure on the Championship's top two with a 1-0 victory over resurgent Aston Villa. Stand-in skipper Smith drilled home his fourth goal of the season as Huddersfield hit back after a morale-sapping defeat to leaders Newcastle on Saturday. Villa were on the rise after three successive victories and boss Steve Bruce looked set to inflict more damage...Full Story »

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League last 16 second leg with Bayern Munich due to illness. The Germany international missed Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool having been sent home from training last Wednesday by the club doctor with flu. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed that he wouldn't be in any shape to play against Bayern at the Emirates S...Full Story »

The German international has been ruled out of Saturday's game at Anfield due to illness, which caused him to be sent home from training in the week Mesut Ozil has not travelled with the Arsenal squad to Liverpool ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash at Anfield as the German international is suffering from flu, Goal understands. Ozil was sent home from training by the club doctor on Wedn...Full Story »

Mesut Ozil's father deleted the star's Twitter account after the German international left Real Madrid for Arsenal. That's according to the latest extract from Ozil's autobiography titled Die Magie des Spiels (The Magic of the Game), which is being serialised by German newspaper Bild. The Arsenal star reveals that he never had any intention of leaving the La Liga side in 2013, until his fath...Full Story »

Mesut Ozil says Jose Mourinho once accused him of being a "coward" and "too nice to tackle" in a dressing room argument during their time at Real Madrid. The Arsenal midfielder describes the incident in his upcoming autobiography, saying Mourinho called him out in front of the entire team during the half-time break of one game after he had failed to exert enough influence. In an excerpt publis...Full Story »

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil is being made a scapegoat for the club's bad results, his agent has said. Ozil was at the centre of criticism as Arsenal's Champions League hopes were left in tatters following a humiliating 5-1 loss at Bayern Munich in the first leg of Wednesday's last-16 tie. Under scrutiny heading into the fixture in Bavaria, Ozil struggled at the Allianz Arena, where Arsenal ...Full Story »

Mesut Ozil is in the midst of a confidence crisis, according to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who also urged the misfiring German midfielder to be more ruthless in front of goal. Ozil has been under the spotlight following anonymous performances in recent defeats to Watford and Chelsea and did little to deflect the criticism after missing a host of chances in Arsenal's 2-0 Premier League win...Full Story »

The Gunners boss has held discussions with the Germany international but admits he is still confused by the midfielder's poor performances of late Arsene Wenger has called on Mesut Ozil to start scoring goals again and believes his German playmaker is currently lacking confidence. The 28-year-old has gone off the boil in recent weeks and was largely anonymous in Arsenal’s 2-0 victory o...Full Story »

Mesut Ozil should consider a move to Bayern Munich, according to Michael Ballack Michael Ballack has suggested Mesut Ozil should leave Arsenal and join Bayern Munich, if he wants to win trophies. Ozil has 18 months left on his contract with the Gunners, who look set to miss out on the Premier League title once again this year after falling 12 points behind leaders Chelsea. Ballack won the Pre...Full Story »

Julian Draxler, right, hopes his Germany teammate Mesut Ozil follows him to PSG. Paris Saint-Germain's Julian Draxler has admitted he would like to see fellow Germany international Mesut Ozil join him in the French capital in the future. Draxler, 23, has been an instant hit at Parc des Princes since arriving from Wolfsburg during the January transfer window, scoring four times in six competiti...Full Story »