Borussia Dortmund star Mario Gotze says the finale to Game of Thrones lacked detail but was nevertheless "a very rounded and beautiful thing".
The long-running fantasy series came to an end earlier in 2019 with many viewers and fanatics left feeling let down by an ending considered to be weak and convoluted.
One of the great popular culture phenomena of the year, GoT has drawn comment and criticism from across swathes of different circles and disciplines.
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And now Dortmund star Gotze, who scored the winning goal when Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to lift the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, has offered his view on the final season of the television series.