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– Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said players and managers are not politicians, amid continued scrutiny over the 2022 World Cup.
– Host Qatar has been criticised for its stance on same-sex relationships, its human rights record and its treatment of migrant workers.
– Klopp also says the decision to play the finals there “was just not right”.
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– “Don’t put Gareth Southgate constantly in a situation where he has to talk about everything,” said Klopp.
– “He is not a politician, like I am not. He has an opinion but he is not a politician.”
– Fifa has written to all 32 teams competing at the World Cup telling them to “now focus on the football”.
– Klopp has added that now he feels it is time to “let them just play the games – the players and the managers”.
– “[Southgate] is the manager of England, let him do it, and if you want to write something else about it, then do it,” said Klopp.
– “But [something] by yourself and not asking us [and writing] ‘Klopp said’ and ‘Southgate said’, and all this kind of stuff as if it would change anything.”
SIX minutes of Jurgen Klopp on the World Cup…👀🍿 pic.twitter.com/RoDKDuiWJp
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) November 5, 2022
