Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has disagreed with the assertion of former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp that the revamped 32-team FIFA Club World Cup, rather calling it a "fantastic competition”, Afrosport reports. Klopp, now head of global soccer at Red Bull, earlier described the ongoing tournament in the United States as "the worst idea ever invented". However, Wenger, who now heads FIFA’s chief of global football...
Former Premier League referee David Coote has been charged by the Football Association over comments he made about previous Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, Afrosport reports. Coote was dismissed by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) last December after a video surfaced online of him making offensive remarks about Klopp in July 2020. The 42-year-old is also facing allegations of gambling misconduct which he has denied and...
Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira has taken aim at winning more titles than former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, Afrosport reports. Palmeiras faced Red Bull Bragantino in the Brazilian Campeonato Paulista on Tuesday night with the game ending goalless. The game had Klopp, who is now Red Bull’s head of global soccer, in attendance, and when Abel Ferreira was asked about the performance of Palmeiras, who had no shot...
Antoine Arnault is hoping to utilise the expertise of former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp ahead of the Arnault family takeover of Ligue 2 side Paris FC, Afrosport reports. The world's second richest family and owners of luxurious fashion conglomerate LVMH plans to own an initial 52% stake of the French capital outfit with energy drink giant Red Bull owning a minority 11% stake. Klopp is set to...
The PGMOL's chief refereeing officer Howard Webb does not agree with Micheal Oliver's decision to award West Ham United a penalty during Erik ten Hag's final game in charge of Manchester United on October 27, Afrosport reports. The decision was awarded by Oliver who was on VAR duty after a challenge by Man United defender Matthijs de Ligt on West Ham striker Danny Ings. However, David...
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