Bayern Munich chairman Uli Hoeness regrets calling Mesut Ozil a "s***" player - "I should have used the word cr**".
Hoeness stands by his criticism of the Arsenal midfielder, who quit the German national team after the World Cup citing racism.
The Bayern chief stated: "I should not have said Dreck (s***), But Mist." That word can literally be translated as manure or s***, or in English cr**.
Hoeness continued: "My opinion about Ozil is now clear. I wanted to reduce the debate about Özil to what it should be about: sport. And to the question whether he is good enough or not.
"I wanted to keep the theme of racism and integration out of it."