German football has a bigger problem than a World Cup loss: Scapegoating

According to Al Jazeera, German football appears to have a recurring problem with scapegoating. Following a World Cup loss, the national team manager targeted Kurdish midfielder Deniz Undav for blame—mirroring a troubling pattern from eight years ago when Turkish-heritage player Mesut Özil faced similar treatment. The cycle raises questions about deeper issues in how the sport assigns responsibility for disappointing results.

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