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Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp criticized the FIFA Club World Cup.
In an interview with German weekly magazine Beltam Johntak on the 29th (Korea time), former coach Klopp said, `The important thing is the game, not the events around it. The Club World Cup is the worst idea in football history in this respect." "Last year's Copa America and the European Championship, this year's Club World Cup, and next year's World Cup will be held. Players don't have time to recover properly physically and mentally," he said, adding that while participating in a club World Cup can bring in huge amounts of money, not all clubs have huge amounts of money in their hands.
The FIfpro has been criticizing FIFA's move to a group league-tournament system by significantly increasing the Club World Cup from six teams to 32. FIFA is abusing its superior control and has also pointed out the legal problems of the Club World Cup. Recently, he also released a report that players should be given at least four weeks of rest.
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Ahead of participation in the Club World Cup, complaints about the lack of rest have continued, especially in big clubs. As some teams even moved to boycott, FIFA succeeded in changing the minds of the clubs by offering a large amount of $1 billion in total prize money (about 1.3645 trillion won). However, complaints are still lingering in the field, including coaches and players. The players' dissatisfaction seems to be increasing due to the delay in the game due to the lightning forecast, the heat of the steam box, and the sluggish box office. FIFA is in a position to hold the expanded and reorganized Club World Cup every four years, but considering the problems revealed in the tournament and the complaints of the players, it seems unclear whether the tournament will be able to proceed as planned.
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Klopp, who has been working as the global general manager of Red Bull Football Group since stepping down from Liverpool last year, was once mentioned as Leipzig's next coach. However, on the possibility of returning to the field, Klopp said "That won't happen. I really liked the job, but I don't miss anything.'"At Red Bull, he wrestles with the coaching staff and plays a role worthy of my motto without fighting"He expressed satisfaction with his present life.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
