Prior to the World Cup, Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil promised to
sponsor the surgeries of 11 Brazilian children in need as part of the
BigShoe charity campaign. But now that Germany has won the World
Cup, Ozil has announced that he will sponsor the surgeries of 23
children — one for every member of the German squad — to show his
thanks for the host nation's hospitality throughout the tournament.
The day after arriving back in Berlin with the World Cup trophy, Ozil
declared his intentions via his Facebook page . He wrote:
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.
Each player on the German team is expected to receive a bonus of
€300,000 ($405,778) for winning the country's fourth World Cup
title. So it seems Ozil, who became the most expensive German player
of all time when he moved from Real Madrid to Arsenal last
summer, will be reinvesting at least some of his prize money into the
country that hosted one of the greatest moments of his life. It also
might help make up for the fact that Germany beat Brazil 7-1 in
the semifinals.
Mesut Ozil: A true champion on and off the pitch.
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