{"id":1098251,"date":"2019-07-17T12:39:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1098251"},"modified":"2019-07-17T13:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T12:03:06","slug":"mesut-ozil-explains-bold-new-haircut","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/mesut-ozil-explains-bold-new-haircut\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesut Ozil explains bold new haircut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has explained why he decided to dye his hair a\u00a0fluorescent blond ahead of the new season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the Gunners&#8217; 3-0 drubbing of the\u00a0Colorado Rapids earlier this week, Ozil could be seen at the\u00a0DSG Park donning his usual brown hairdo but just 24 hours later, the 30-year-old decided to spruce things up with a new barnet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ozil&#8217;s new haircut: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ozil was a second-half substitute in Arsenal&#8217;s 3-0 win over the\u00a0Colorado Rapids.<\/li>\n<li>During the match across the Atlantic, Ozil was snapped with his usual brown haircut.<\/li>\n<li>After the pre-season friendly the playmaker dyed his hair blond.<\/li>\n<li>Teammate\u00a0Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has likened the hairdo to that of\u00a0USWNT star\u00a0Megan Rapinoe.<\/li>\n<li>Ozil has now revealed the reason he dyed his hair blond is that he lost a bet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7311398-alexander-arnold-s-perfect-mentor-the-goat-right-back-is-available-for-free<\/p>\n<p>Some Arsenal fans have accused the former Real Madrid midfielder of going missing in big matches, but that certainly won&#8217;t be the case in future key games as his new\u00a0luminous blond trim certainly makes him difficult to miss.<\/p>\n<p>Many will think this an audacious move from Ozil, but the attacking midfielder has now admitted his latest mop is a result of losing a bet to Alexandre Lacazette, and he wasn&#8217;t the only one to come up short in the wager.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">??\u200d\u2642\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d3G7JyZGHM\">pic.twitter.com\/d3G7JyZGHM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisWheatley\/status\/1151441573474971648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He said:\u00a0&#8220;I lost a bet. I lost a bet against Laca [Alexandre Lacazette].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked what the bet was, Ozil replied: &#8220;The crossbar challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Me, Sead Kolasinac and Shkodran Mustafi all lost together. That&#8217;s life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Arsenal Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PtQrlhxwj78?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Aubameyang can&#8217;t resist teasing dig<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wasted no time in taking to social media to tease his Arsenal colleague over his fresh new cut, comparing Ozil&#8217;s hairdo to that of Women&#8217;s World Cup winner\u00a0Megan Rapinoe.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old forward wrote on his Instagram: &#8220;Now I know how they [USA] won [the Women&#8217;s World Cup]. Best haircut you ever had bruder.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1098257 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/17123240\/D_qT2N4XsAEuEnJ.jpg-large-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/17123240\/D_qT2N4XsAEuEnJ.jpg-large-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/17123240\/D_qT2N4XsAEuEnJ.jpg-large-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/17123240\/D_qT2N4XsAEuEnJ.jpg-large-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/17123240\/D_qT2N4XsAEuEnJ.jpg-large-37x65.jpeg 37w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/07\/17123240\/D_qT2N4XsAEuEnJ.jpg-large.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In his post, the Gabon international also tagged the USWNT forward, who drew widespread plaudits for her role on and off the pitch during the Stateside triumph in France.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"66c974de-b77b-4864-9922-f0029ea5359e\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has explained why he decided to dye his hair a\u00a0fluorescent blond ahead of the new season. 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