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Kroos slams Ozil's 'nonsense' racism accusations

The Real Madrid star has slammed his former team-mate's claim that institutional racism exists within the German federation

Germany star Toni Kroos has hit out at former international team-mate Mesut Ozil, suggesting his claims of racism within the team and German federation are "nonsense."

Ozil stepped away from Germany duty last month at age 29 , citing racism as the main culprit after a controversial pre-World Cup photo session with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The criticism Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan received for the photo intensified following Germany's shocking World Cup exit at the group stage.