The former Liverpool technician very hard with the new FIFA competition: «You can’t go on like this. It is inhuman. Without pauses, the product also loses value “
“It is an absolute madness, the worst idea never experienced in football.” Interviewed by the German newspaper “Die Welt”, Jurgen Klopp does not use words and thus defines the club world championship. According to the former Liverpool technician, now supervisor of the football clubs of the Red Bull group, this world championship tournament does nothing but squeeze further players already
stressed by a very long season. «I understand that for some clubs there is many money, but this is not the case – Klopp’s words -. Players no longer have time to recover, neither physically nor mentally. Last year there were America and European Cup, this year the Club World Cup, and the World Cup next year. When should they rest? ».
“There will be a wave of accidents never seen”
In the interview Klopp recalls the words of Raphinha, a star of Barcelona, who had asked for greater respect for the players, underlining that “even those who earn a lot have the right to stop”. Klopp then makes a comparison: “A NBA player earns a lot and rests four months a year. Virgil Van Dijk has never had such a break, nor those salaries “. For the 2025-26 Klopp season it fears “a wave of accidents never seen. It is claimed that they play every game as if it were a final, 70 or 75 times a year – he says -. You can’t go on like this. Without pauses, the product also loses value ». Finally, a direct memory: «In all my career, I only had a preparation of two and a half weeks with the entire team available. Then we played every three days for a whole year. It is inhuman ».
