Klopp Walks Off when Asked About Schweinsteiger’s Racist Remarks on Ivory Coast’s Style at World Cup
Klopp said he was not the right person to address the controversy after Schweinsteiger described Ivory Coast as “African football” and “unorthodox.”
- On Wednesday in New York, Former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp ended an interview with Deutsche Welle after being questioned about controversial remarks made by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
- Schweinsteiger, working as an ARD commentator, had described the Ivory Coast team's style as 'a bit African football, a bit unorthodox, a bit wild, a bit perhaps also not so conditioned by tactics.'
- Refusing to answer, Klopp explained he did not know what was appropriate to say about such a serious subject, telling Deutsche Welle, 'It's not my job that everybody likes it, but this is a serious subject.'
- Before departing, Klopp added an ironic jab: 'Thank God, I thought, nobody asked me about that. And surprisingly, you are German. That surprised me so much.'
- Germany has already secured the top spot in their World Cup group after beating Ivory Coast 2-1 last weekend, and the team will face Ecuador to close out the group stage.
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The Ivory Coast national team manager accused German football retiree Bastian Schweinsteiger (41) of racism after the victory over Curaçao.
New Strait Times
ugandanews.netIvory Coast coach 'disappointed' in Bastian Schweinsteiger's 'African football' remarks
PHILADELPHIA – Even in one of the most joyous moments in his country's footballing history, Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae found himself managing sadness over the remarks of a former role model that have sparked debate about potential racist connotations.
Algemeen Dagblad
He had had enough of it. When a journalist tried to provoke Jürgen Klopp following alleged ‘racist’ remarks by his fellow World Cup analyst Bastian Schweinsteiger, the interview came to an immediate end.
The famous football coach did not want to answer the question about what he thinks about Bastian Schweinsteiger's opinion on African national teams.
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