Mesut Özil's Nike Mercurial Vapor match worn boots. These boots were worn
during the season 2008 with Werder Bremen. Both boots are personalized with
"M. Ö.". His nicknames include "der Rabe"-The Raven (or the Spanish, "El
Cuervo")- playing on his smart and opportunistic style of play,“der neue Diego” – the new Diego – in reference to Brazilian Diego Ribas da Cunha whose playmaker-role he inherited at Werder Bremen, "German Messi" and "German Zidane". He
made his debut for the Germany national football team during a friendly match
against Norway on 11 February 2009. He scored his first goal for the senior team
in his third appearance, another friendly, against South Africa on 5 September in
Leverkusen. He scored two goals for Germany in a Euro 2012 qualifying match
against Austria on 2 September 2011.