China dumps Arsenal game after Ozil tweet

By Rob Harris
Updated December 16 2019 - 3:58am, first published 3:56am
Arsenal have distanced themselves from comments made by Mesut Ozil.
Arsenal have distanced themselves from comments made by Mesut Ozil.

Chinese television pulled coverage of Arsenal's Premier League match against Manchester City after Mesut Ozil, a forward for the London club, criticised Beijing's brutal mass crackdown on ethnic Muslims in the country.

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