This is the summer of Mesut Özil. Silky in possession, sharp in passing, intelligent, quick and creative, Germany's Özil possesses an impressive skill set that has made him Cristiano Ronaldo's ...

To borrow one of the oldest football cliches in the book, it's been a year of two halves for Mesut Ozil. Last season, the German playmaker could do no wrong. Everything Ozil touched turned into white ...