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Dec 2019
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Mesut Özil, Arsenal & China

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How one tweet from Mesut Özil lead to his digital footprint being virtually inaccessible in China. James McNicholas joins Tifo to explain the situation and the potential ramifications; from Arsenal's disappointing response, to the question of where politics stops and morals start.


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